Harry Harold Betts

Lilah Crowe2023-03-27T13:53:03-05:00

Name: Harry Harold Betts
Location of Birth: Braunschweig, Canada
Date of Birth: February 13, 1892
Date of Death: May 7, 1930 (37 years old)
Parents: James and Jane Betts
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Branch: Army
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Date of Discharge: March 10, 1919 (Military Date)
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Military Highlights:
Harry served in Battery F, 71st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps).

Information in the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Harry Harold Betts
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: February 13, 1892
Birth Place: Braunschweig, Canada
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Crookston Lumber Company
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue

Information in the United States, Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: Harry H. Betts
Departure Date: July 31, 1918
Departure Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Mother: Jane Betts
Ship: Anselm
Rank: Private
Notes: Battery "F", 71st Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps)

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Civilian Life:
Harry H. Betts died very suddenly. His body was found by a neighbor who called at his home. He had been a resident of Grand Rapids, Minnesota for 20 years.

He is survived by three brothers, Theodore, Milton, and Hugh; and a sister, Mildred.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-A-10-2-3)

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