Category: 159th Depot Brigade, United States Army, World War I

Categories: United States Army Brigades, World War I

The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges.

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26 Nov 1889 Γεράκι, Λακωνία, Ελλάδα - 09 Feb 1929

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1894 Indiana, United States - 16 Apr 1945
19 Jun 1872 Illinois - 02 Mar 1954

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09 Oct 1892 Dixon Springs, Smith, Tennessee, United States - 24 Jun 1999

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03 Oct 1895 New Haven, Allen, Indiana

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08 Dec 1896 Knox County, Tennessee, United States - 08 Nov 1961
29 Mar 1893 Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States - 01 Jun 1947

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04 Mar 1891 Madison County, Missouri, United States - 17 Jan 1944

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18 Aug 1888 Mercer, Ohio, United States - 30 Sep 1965

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27 Sep 1896 Ewington, Gallia, Ohio, United States - 07 Aug 1979 photo

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abt 25 Apr 1892 Wampee, Horry County, South Carolina, United States - 01 May 1936
abt 01 Nov 1897 James City, Craven, North Carolina, United States - 16 Jul 1960
abt 08 Oct 1896 Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States - 23 Feb 1955
30 Apr 1897 Cumberland, Guernsey, Ohio, United States - 28 May 1967 photo
30 Jun 1895 Winchester, White River Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States - 20 Jul 1953

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20 May 1897 Plum Tree, Indiana - 19 Oct 1983 photo

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06 Oct 1896 Union City, Wayne Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States - 24 Dec 1954
abt 08 Feb 1896 Freeburg, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America - 29 Aug 1958
1893 Wells, Indiana, United States - 1955

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abt 1889 Kentucky, United States - 28 Sep 1968




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