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Alfred Ouellette

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Alfred Ouellette Veteran

Birth
New Brunswick, Canada
Death
12 Aug 1913 (aged 36)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA Add to Map
Plot
G, Row 1, Lot S3
Memorial ID
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36 years 1 month 18 days old

Died as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident

Alfred served in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899,
his name appears on The Roster of the 1st Montana Volunteer Infantry with his last name being spelled as Ouilette.

FIRST MONTANA U.S. VOLS. SECOND DIVISION EIGHTH ARMY CORPS
Company M

The unit was mustered in at Helena, Montana on May 5-10, 1898, leaving the U.S. for service in the Philippines on July 18, 1898, and arriving in Manila, Philippine Islands on August 24, 1898. While the unit was en route, both the city of Manila surrendered to the Americans and an armistice was agreed to between the U.S. and Spain effectively ending the fighting. Both events occurred on August 13, 1898. The First Montana remained in the Philippines until August 23, 1899, fighting in the Philippine-American War, which began on February 4, 1899. The unit arrived back in the United States on September 22, 1899, and was mustered out at San Francisco, California on Octiber 17, 1899. During its term of service, the unit lost one officer and 20 men killed in action (in the Philippine American War), one officer and 14 men to disease, one man to a drowning, and 10 men to desertion. An additional 9 officers and 111 men were wounded.
36 years 1 month 18 days old

Died as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident

Alfred served in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899,
his name appears on The Roster of the 1st Montana Volunteer Infantry with his last name being spelled as Ouilette.

FIRST MONTANA U.S. VOLS. SECOND DIVISION EIGHTH ARMY CORPS
Company M

The unit was mustered in at Helena, Montana on May 5-10, 1898, leaving the U.S. for service in the Philippines on July 18, 1898, and arriving in Manila, Philippine Islands on August 24, 1898. While the unit was en route, both the city of Manila surrendered to the Americans and an armistice was agreed to between the U.S. and Spain effectively ending the fighting. Both events occurred on August 13, 1898. The First Montana remained in the Philippines until August 23, 1899, fighting in the Philippine-American War, which began on February 4, 1899. The unit arrived back in the United States on September 22, 1899, and was mustered out at San Francisco, California on Octiber 17, 1899. During its term of service, the unit lost one officer and 20 men killed in action (in the Philippine American War), one officer and 14 men to disease, one man to a drowning, and 10 men to desertion. An additional 9 officers and 111 men were wounded.


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