Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia

Wilton S. Puryear

Private Wilton S. Puryear of La Crosse, Virginia is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia (1920) as soldier, world war i (died of wounds). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

420 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia · 1 more named Puryear

Full name: Wilton S. Puryear
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

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This site lists 420 people from the Virginia roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920); sorted by surname, Wilton comes 322nd. Wilton is on scan page 382; the book's entries on this site span pages 360 to 399. Of 403 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 59 (15%) are marked dead of wounds, as Wilton is. Among the 413 entries with a rank, 76% (313) say Private; Wilton is one.

On the same scan page	Eugene P. Puckett, Everette R. Pugh, Horace C. Pugh, Henry Queensberry and 8 more
Recorded outcome	dead of wounds: 59 of 403 with an outcome (15%)
Same rank	Private: 313 of 413 with a printed rank (76%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia, page 382. 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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