Miles Frederick I. "Fred"

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Frederick I. "Fred" Miles is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

1st Infantry Division Cantigny Stele

Name:

Frederick I. "Fred" Miles

Rank:

Musician First Class

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Unit:

26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-05-27

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Shenango Valley Cemetery, Pennsylvania

Plot:

Section G Lot 36

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Frederick I. "Fred" Miles was born in December, 1889 in Shenango, Lawrence Co. PA, son of John K. & Cora S. (Seiple) Miles.
He enlisted in the regular army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, 2 September 1915, and was in HQ Co. 26th Infantry until his death. He started as a Private on September 2, 1915, promoted to Corporal/Musician 1st Class on May 1, 1917. He was moved into the Defensive Sector, in France, American Expeditionary Force, on June 14, 1917. He was killed in action on May 27, 1918 and is now buried in Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. His name is inscribed on the Cantigny monument as MUS F I MILES.