William Joseph Whittey

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Name: William Joseph Whittey
Location of Birth: Ishpeming, Michigan
Date of Birth: August 22, 1887
Date of Death: KIA - October 2, 1918
Parents: William Whittey & Mary Whittey
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Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: May 29, 1918
Place Sworn In: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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Military Highlights:
World War I Registration Card – 1917-1918
Name: William Whittey
Age: 29
Home Address: Taconite, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 22, 1888 (grave marker lists 1887)
Citizenship: Natural born
Place of Birth: Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Citizen of other Country: ----
Present Occupation: Lomotive engineer
Employer: Oliver Iron Mining Co., Taconite, Minnesota
Dependents: No
Marital Status: Single
Race: Caucasion
Previous Military Service: ----
Claim exemption from draft: No
Tall, medium or short: Tall
Slender, medium or stout: Medium
Color of eyes: Grey
Color of hair: Black
Bald? No
Any disability: No
Date of registration: June 5, 1917
Place of registration: Iron Range Township, Itasca County, Minnesota

William Whittey embarked for France from New York on August 9, 1918. He served in Company G, 158 Infantry and was killed on the front on October 3, 1918. He was buried in a cemetery in France and on New Year's Day, 1920, his body was returned to the United States by the Federala Government at the request of his father and mother. He was buried with full military honors at Lakevew Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 59).

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World War I

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Civilian Life:
The Taconite American Legion Post #301 bears his name.

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