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Chester Franklin Delphey
PVT/US ARMY: Headquarters Company, 33rd Field Artillery
Birth: October 23, 1897 Union Bridge, MD
Death: September 27, 1976 in Boonsboro, MD
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Area AA/Lot 59
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Frederick News (Sept 28, 1976)



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WWI Draft Registration Card
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WWII Draft Registration
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WWII Draft Registration (backside)
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       21 years
Home Residence during War:    200 E. 3rd Street, Frederick
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          Induction, (8/28/1918), Private,
                          154th Depot Brigade
                          11/15/1918 Promoted to Private 1st Class 
                          9/3/1918 Transferred to Headquarters Company,
                          33rd Field Artillery
                          Honorable Discharge 12/11/1918

Decorations:                   Order of St. Sava (Serbian)              

Personal Information
Occupation:      Merchant (motorcycle/bike shop)
Father:              Cornelius Grant Delphey
Mother:             Laura Cordelia Hildebrand
Spouse:             Nellie Virginia Shaw (wife #1)
                           Mable Valentine Souders (wife #2)
                           Hazel Louise Mowbray (wife #3)

Cause of Death: Heart
Last Known Address:   Reeder's Memorial Nursing Home, Boonsboro, MD 
​NOTE: During the war, Delphey served as a motorcycle message courier                        

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