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MISSOURIAN MAKES RECORD AT ARGONNE
Lieut Col Carl Ristine of Lexington Mo distinguished himself in five days of Argonne fighting leading the combined Missouri Fourth and Kansas regiments. He has served long in the National Guard and rose from captain to major then lieutenant colonel. The report notes his early service with the Sixth Missouri National Guard at Lexington and later commands with the Fourth Missouri Infantry.
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Carl Ristine
Leington
Argonne
Kansas City Journal
Jefferson City
139Th Infantry
Fourth Missouri
Third National Guard
Lexington
Missouri National Guard
Camp Doniphan
Fourth
Missouri Infantry
Missouri and
Kansas
Missouri
Col. Ristine