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Sylvester Washington Tomberlin
Jeremy Anderson2020-07-19T14:00:06-05:00
- Name: Sylvester Washington Tomberlin
- Location of Birth: Stearns County, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: August 18, 1890
- Date of Death: KIA - September 26, 1918
- Parents: John Tomberlin & Melissa (Cunningham) Tomberlin
- High School and Class:
- College:
- Highest Rank: CPL (Corporal)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: September 21, 1917
- Place Sworn In: Deer River, Minnesota
- Date of Discharge:
- Place of Discharge:
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Units and Locations:
Start Date |
End Date |
Unit(s) and Location(s) Served |
September 1917 |
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Co. M, 475th Infantry |
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- Military Highlights:
World War I Registration Card – 1917-1918
Name: Sylvester Tomberlin
Age: 26
Home Address: Deer River, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 18, 1890
Citizenship: Natural born
Place of Birth: Eden Valley, Minnesota, USA
Citizen of other Country:
Present Occupation: Farm hand
Employer: John Allen, Deer River
Dependents: No
Marital Status: Single
Race: Caucasion
Previous Military Service: None
Claim exemption from draft: No
Tall, medium or short: Medium
Slender, medium or stout: Medium
Color of eyes: Blue
Color of hair: Dark brown
Bald? No
Any disability: No
Date of registration: June 5, 1917
Place of registration: Deer River, Itasca, Minnesota
Newspaper article: Brainerd Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota - October 19, 1921 - "LAST HONORS PAID HEROES OF WAR - All Brainerd and Nearby Communities Join in Paying Tribute to Man Who Died For Country - Corporal Sylvester W. Tomberlin Laid to Rest in Evergreen Cemetery - Corporal Sylvester Washington Tomberlin was born on August 18th, 1890, near Eden Valley, Stearns County, Minnesota, and was the son of John Tomberlin and Melissa Tomberlin of 520 8th St., NE, Brainerd, Minnesota. He was inducted into the service at Deer River, Itasca County, Minnesota, on September 21, 1917 and assigned to Co. M, 47th Infantry, as a private, and later promoted to a Corporal. While in the front line trenches in France, he was injured at Saone at Loire, France on July 31st, 1918, being a gunshot wound in the index finger of the left hand. He also was reported missing in action on July 30, 1918. On September 21, 1918, Mr. Tomberlin received a letter from his son that he was wounded and at date of the letter was in a hospital, and was recovering. On September 25th, 1918, Corporal Tomberlin returned to duty and was killed in action on September 26, 1918. He was temporarily buried in the Argonne American Cemetery. The deceased is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomberlin; and three brothers and sisters, Hozey Tomberlin of Brainerd, Mrs. Anna Ferguson, Deer River, Minnesota, and Mrs. Sadie Mason, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hozey Tomberlin also served in the army of the United States."
- Wars Involved:
World War I
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- Civilian Life:
The Grand Rapids American Legion Post #60 originally was named in memory of him as the post was comprised of veterans from all of Itasca County. After more American Legion posts were formed in the county, the name of the Grand Rapids post was renamed the McVeigh-Dunn Post #60 in March 1921.
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