Thursday, June 02, 2011

Private Patrick J. Scahill - Wounded Severely - Historical Newspapers - The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

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Name: Patrick J. Scahill of Cleveland, wounded severely.

Rank: Private

Newspaper: The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

Event: American Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front

Venue: France

Date: 19 September 1918

Allan Scahill

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