Corporal Chester Scahill - Died of Disease 2 - Historical Newspapers - The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

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The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation.

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Name: Chester Scahill of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Article says: Died of Disease(Previously Reported Died).

Rank: Corporal

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

Event: American Killed and Wounded on the French Front

Venue: France

Date: 28 March 1919

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Corporal Chester Scahill - Died of Disease - Historical Newspapers - The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

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The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation.

The newspaper is published as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing the first page, national, international news, business, politics, and editorials and opinions, followed by the sections on local news (Metro), sports, style (feature writing on pop culture, politics, fine and performing arts, film, fashion, and gossip), and classifieds. The Sunday edition includes the weekday sections as well as several weekly sections: Outlook (opinion and editorials), Style & Arts, Travel, Comics, TV Week, and the Washington Post Magazine. There are also weekly sections that appear on weekdays: Health & Science on Tuesday, Food on Wednesday, Local Living (Home and Garden) on Thursday, and Weekend on Friday, which details events going on over the weekend in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. The latter two are in a tabloid format. Beyond the newspaper, The Washington Post operates a syndication service (The Washington Post Writers Group) and under its parent company of The Washington Post Company, is involved in the Washington Post Media, Washington Post Digital, and washingtonpost.com...

Name: Chester Scahill of Ipswich, Massachusetts, died of disease.

Rank: Corporal

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

Event: Americans Killed and Wounded on the French Front

Venue: France

Date: 27 December 1918

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Thomas E. Scahill - RMS Queen Mary - Repatriation - Arriving At - Port Of New York

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...From October to December 1942 it (RMS Queen Mary) was being repaired at Boston and then returned to the Clyde. On 23 December it left for Cape Town, Suez and Sydney carrying British troops to the Middle East and Australian troops back home. It returned in April 1943 and then berthed in New York in May. After this it began a ferry service for US troops which was to be its role for the remainder of the war. The Queen Mary's role in this capacity is the one for which it is best remembered. The end of the war in Europe in May 1945 meant that there was an urgent need to redeploy thousands of US combat troops to the conflict in the Pacific and Far East. The Queen Mary sailed to New York to be refitted and then began the long process of repatriation. In January 1946 it began transporting GI brides to their new homes. By 3 May it transferred to Halifax to repatriate the wives and children of Canadian servicemen, which continued until September...

Name: Thomas E. Scahill

Sex: Male

Age: Not Given

Occupation: Military - 35 Infantry Division

Rank: Corporal

Army Service Number: 33593148

Marital Status: Not Given

Nationality: Not Given

Ship: RMS Queen Mary - As she looked during WWII. The Queen Mary on her last voyage in 1967.

Date of Arrival: 10 September 1945

Port of Arrival: Port Of New York

Port of Departure: Southhampton, England

Going To Join/Destination: Not Given

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Corporal Edmund Schahill - Burial - Ancona War Cemetery, Ancona, Italy

This is an extract from Find A Grave.

Name: Corporal Edmund Schahill

Schahill is a derivative of the Scahill name.

Birth: Unknown

Place: Not Given

Death: January 31, 1945

Place: Not Given

Inscription: New Zealand Infantry

Note: 50742 (Possibly his Army serial number)

Burial: Ancona War Cemetery, Ancona, Italy

Plot: I. K. 4.

Record added: September 6, 2007 by Gary Nelson

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James P. Scahill - Korean War American Prisoners Of War

Records of American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, created 1950 - 1953, documenting the period 1950 - 1953.

Brief Scope: This series has records for 4,714 U.S. military officers and soldiers who were prisoners of war (POWs) during the Korean War and therefore considered casualties.

Record Group 319.

A link to the FAQ for this series.

Name: Scahill James P.

Rank: Corporal

Serial Number: 12286061

Camp Code: 3 - Ch'ang-Song

Dossier Number: C8054427

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Thomas Edward Scahill - Veteran - Gravesite Details

This is information on the gravesite of veteran Thomas Edward Scahill.

Thomas Edward Scahill was born on the 16 March 1923.

He died on 9 May 1953. He is buried at Beverly National Cemetery.

His burial site is: Section L - Site 1120. View Site Map.

Thomas served in the U.S. Army with a rank of Corporal, during the World War 2.

Thomas Edward Scahill burial details can be found on the of the United States Department Of Veterans Affairs.

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