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George W Lankenau

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George W Lankenau Veteran

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
5 Feb 1918 (aged 29)
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Burial
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section NAWS Site 1252-A
Memorial ID
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George W Lankenau was killed aboard the transport ship Tuscania when the ship was torpedoed Feb 5th, 1918 off the coast of Scotland. He was initially buried on the Island of Islay Feb 9th at Kilnaughton cemetery. He was exhumed in the early 1920s and reburied at the San Francisco National Cemetery.
George W Lankenau was killed aboard the transport ship Tuscania when the ship was torpedoed Feb 5th, 1918 off the coast of Scotland. He was initially buried on the Island of Islay Feb 9th at Kilnaughton cemetery. He was exhumed in the early 1920s and reburied at the San Francisco National Cemetery.

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California / Corp 20 Engrs.



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