Fred R. Bingham (1871-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial

Fred R. Bingham Veteran

Birth

11 Jan 1871

Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa, USA

Death

2 Mar 1959 (aged 88)

Falls Church, Falls Church City, Virginia, USA

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

SECTION 39, SITE 1337

Memorial ID

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Spanish-American War & Spanish Insurrection, Corporal (CPL), US Army

Troop D, 2nd Light Artillery (Washington)

Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry Regiment

30 Apr 1894- 27 Jun 1895 Enlisted (1st) as PVT in Troop D 2nd Calvary, Washington National Guard, discharged when troop disbanded

7 Oct 1895-17 Mar 1898 Enlisted (2nd) as PVT, a stenographer in Spokane, Battery A Light Artillery, discharged to join 1st Washington Volunteers

28 Apr 1898-25 Aug 1898 Enlisted (3) as CPL in Company A , 1st Battalion, 1st WA Volunteers

11 May 1898 1st Battalion leaves for San Francisco (Presidio) by rail

1 Aug Troops in camp at Presidio, Fontana's warehouse and Angle Island weary of waiting and drilling. Final medical evaluations prior to deployment & sickness in camps

1 Sep 1898 Medically discharged at Presidio, California for chronic myocarditis, defective vision, and lumbar myalgia. He never deployed overseas with his unit, who departed 28 Oct 1898 aboard transport Ohio for Manila, Philippines.

14 Jan 1930 Admitted to Sawtelle Veterans Home, Los Angeles, California. No discharge date in available records.

5 Mar 1959 Internment in Arlington National Cemetery

Added for Veteran Project on 20 Feb 2024 by Jon M Newton 49832039 p=""/