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1LT William Alfred Sater

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1LT William Alfred Sater Veteran

Birth
Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death
1 Jul 1898 (aged 27)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Burial
Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.6690257, Longitude: -95.443868
Memorial ID
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- Spanish American War -
Co. A, 13th Regulars
- Killed In Action, age 27 -

Lieutenant Sater was a graduate of West Point, class of 1894. He was killed when leading his troops against the fortifications on San Juan Hill. The news of his death reached Chanute Kansas on July 4, 1898, and the flags which were floating the town over in honor of the victory won by American arms, sank to half mast as a token of mourning for the lost.
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THE SUN, APRIL 2, 1899
Mr. C. Sater received a telegram yesterday to the effect that the remains of his son, Lieut. Alfred Sater who was killed at Santiago had just been shipped from New York by Wells-Fargo express. They will arrive Monday afternoon or night and will be taken charge of by Cedar Lodge No 103 immediately. Funeral services will probably be held Tuesday, though undecided yet.
- Spanish American War -
Co. A, 13th Regulars
- Killed In Action, age 27 -

Lieutenant Sater was a graduate of West Point, class of 1894. He was killed when leading his troops against the fortifications on San Juan Hill. The news of his death reached Chanute Kansas on July 4, 1898, and the flags which were floating the town over in honor of the victory won by American arms, sank to half mast as a token of mourning for the lost.
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THE SUN, APRIL 2, 1899
Mr. C. Sater received a telegram yesterday to the effect that the remains of his son, Lieut. Alfred Sater who was killed at Santiago had just been shipped from New York by Wells-Fargo express. They will arrive Monday afternoon or night and will be taken charge of by Cedar Lodge No 103 immediately. Funeral services will probably be held Tuesday, though undecided yet.

Gravesite Details

might have gone by middle name



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