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Benjamin Franklin Eyler
CPL/US ARMY Company A, 115th Infantry Regiment
Birth: July 17, 1896 in Frederick, MD
Death: October 18, 1918 in France
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Area Q/Lot 266
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Frederick News (Nov. 20, 1918)
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Frederick News (June 20, 1921)



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Cemetery Interment Card
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ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       20 years, 9 months
Home Residence during War:    315 E. Patrick St., MD
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          National Guard, Private
                          8/1/1917 Promoted to Private 1st Class
                          6/7/1918 Promoted to Corporal,
                          Company A, 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment
                          Transferred to Company A, 115th Infantry Regt.
                         
Overseas 6/15/1918-death (Center Sector)
                          10/18/1918 Died Pneumonia

               Died in World War service under honorable conditions
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Decorations:   Order of St. Sava (Serbian)

Personal Information
Occupation:     
Father:              Thomas Ephraim Eyler
Mother:             Mattie May Wiles
Spouse:             Single

Cause of Death:    Spanish Flu/Pneumonia
​Last Known address: 42 E. South St., Frederick, MD 

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Donors: TBA
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