Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

William J. Schaefer

Sergeant William J. Schaefer of Chicago, Illinois is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois (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

752 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois · 6 more named Schaefer

Full name: William J. Schaefer
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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William J. Schaefer is number 579 of 752 in the alphabetical list of the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) on this site. On the scan the entry sits on page 251, among entries that run from page 234 to page 280. Sergeant is the printed rank of 34 out of 729 men here (5%), including William. 312 out of 750 recorded outcomes in this list are killed in action (42%); William's is one. Chicago, Illinois is named as the residence of 138 other entries in this book on this site, besides William.

On the same scan page	Harold R. Heap, William H. Heidenreich, Frank H. Heinecke, Edward A. Heinz and 11 more
Same rank	Sergeant: 34 of 729 with a printed rank (5%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 312 of 750 with an outcome (42%)
Same residence	Chicago, Illinois: 138 other entries in this book

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois, page 251. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV1).

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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