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Rufus Earl Derr
CPL/US ARMY: Company C, 311th Machine Gun Battalion, 79th Division
Birth: April 13, 1891 in Frederick, MD
Death: May 1, 1948 in Frederick, MD
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Area B/Lot 7
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Frederick News (May 13, 1948)



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WWI Draft Registration Card
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WWII Draft Registration
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       26 years
Home Residence during War:    435 W. Patrick St., Frederick
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          Induction 4/26/1918, Private,
                          154th Depot Brigade                       
                          6/15/1918 Transferred to Company C,
                          311th Machine Gun Battalion
                          8/17/1918 Promoted to Private 1st Class
                          10/19/1918 Promoted to Corporal
                         
Overseas (7/8/1918-5/25/1919) Avocourt Sector                                  Meuse-Argonne
                          Troyon Sector
                          Meuse-Argonne

                          Honorable Discharge 6/2/1919
Decorations:            Order of St. Sava (Serbia)                  

Personal Information
Occupation:      Clerk (Schroeders Store)
Father:              Hiram Augustus Derr
Mother:             Florence May McClain
Spouse:             Single
Last known residence:   435 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD
Cause of Death:    Coronary Thombosis
NOTE: Died at the Independent Hose Company                        

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