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Transcribed biography of Adolph Adrian Nicholson
NICHOLSON, ADOLPH ADRIAN, COOK
Son of Peter and Hannah Nicholson; born December 9, 1890, Crisman, Porter County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army December 13, 1917. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky.; assigned to Company F, 30th Engineers. Embarked for overseas June 30, 1918; assigned to 1st Gas Regiment. Participated in battles of St. Mihiel and Argonne Meuse. Stricken with pneumonia, he died November 11, 1918, in Hospital, Limoges, France. Buried in City Cemetery, Limoges, France.
Source: Oliver, John Williams. 1921. Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War: 1914-198. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Commission. 750 p.
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