Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri

William V. Prost

Private William V. Prost of Perryville, Missouri is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri (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

572 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri · 1 more named Prost

Full name: William V. Prost
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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Going through the Missouri roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) from A to Z, William is the 414th of 572 names on this site. William is on scan page 167; the book's entries on this site span pages 144 to 177. The volume marks 237 of 568 men as killed in action (42%), William included. Among the 560 entries with a rank, 77% (432) say Private; William is one.

On the same scan page	Roy D. Bryant, Frank W. Peery, Charles A. Pettey, Archie Phillips and 14 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 237 of 568 with an outcome (42%)
Same rank	Private: 432 of 560 with a printed rank (77%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri, page 167. 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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