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Fern Watson Bristol

Graduating Class of 1920
Served in World War I
Attached photograph of Private Bristol

Private
Fern Watson Bristol

Army
123rd Infantry Regiment
32nd Infantry Division

Hometown

Oakfield, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Brest, France

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Unknown

More About Private Bristol

Private Bristol enlisted in the Wisconsin National guard at the end of his junior year. He was sent for training at Camp Douglas in August but later transferred to Waco, TX, where he would remain until February.

Private Bristol died of pneumonia at the Naval Base Hospital.