Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New York

William Bress

Private William Bress of New York City, New York is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New York (1920) as soldier, world war i (killed in action). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

1230 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New York · 1 more named Bress

Full name: William Bress
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New York
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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This site lists 1230 people from the New York roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920); sorted by surname, William comes 100th. Find William on page 277 of the scan, in a book whose entries here run from page 274 to page 348. Counting William, 165 entries in this book name New York City, New York. Private is the printed rank of 888 out of 1207 men here (74%), including William. In this list 53% of recorded outcomes (653 of 1226) read killed in action, the same as William's.

On the same scan page	James A. Blake, William G. Bock, Carl Boehlken, Egbert A. Bond and 14 more
Same residence	New York City, New York: 164 other entries in this book
Same rank	Private: 888 of 1207 with a printed rank (74%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 653 of 1226 with an outcome (53%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New York, page 277. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV2).

Published 1920, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

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