PRIVATE ROBERT SLYBUN HALL; U.S. ARMY

December 26, 1899 (Bridgeport, CT) – October 24, 1918; 18 years old
Unmarried
Last local address: 11 ½ North Main Street, South Norwalk
Entered service on April 24, 1917
Serial number 1056463
Unit: 19th Infantry, Company E

Next of kin was Mrs. Mary Goulding, an Aunt, of 300 Carroll Avenue, Bridgeport. No other family information could be found.


Worked as a Hatter and an electrician prior to service.


Died of bronchial pneumonia at Camp Benning, Columbus, Georgia. More than likely related to the Spanish Influenza outbreak.



The full NARA burial file can be read HERE.


Private Hall is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, 885 Boston Ave, Bridgeport, Connecticut; Avenue B Section, Lot 165. Photo by webmaster.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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