Charles C. H. Syfan WWI Collection

Collection

Identifier: A-0302

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

There are two photographs, a letter and a newspaper article pertaining to the World War I service of Charles C. H. Syfan in this collection.

Dates

Creation: 1917-1927

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Chester H. Syfan was born in Waycross, Georgia in 1897 and died in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1958. Mr. Syfan served in World War from 1916 to 1919 as a member of American Expeditionary Forces; Company G, 141st Infantry, 36th Division. Syfan was employed as a supply sergeant while in the army.

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.