Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: South Carolina

William D. Wells

Private William D. Wells of Greenville, South Carolina is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: South Carolina (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

152 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: South Carolina · 70 more named Wells

Full name: William D. Wells
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: South Carolina
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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152 entries from the South Carolina roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) appear on this site, and Wells puts William 142nd among them. On the scan the entry sits on page 205, among entries that run from page 198 to page 207. 121 of the 150 men with a rank printed in this list (81%) held the rank of Private, as William did. The volume marks 51 of 145 men as killed in action (35%), William included.

On the same scan page	Fernie E. Brown, Verdie L. Venters, Robert J. Warren, Samuel C. Watson and 10 more
Same rank	Private: 121 of 150 with a printed rank (81%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 51 of 145 with an outcome (35%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: South Carolina, page 205. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV3).

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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