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Axel Thompson Dies After Influenza in German Occupation
Obituary note announces Axel Thompson died of influenza on February 5 while serving with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He enlisted August 1, 1917, joined the 151st Battery of the 42nd Division, and saw extensive action in Lorraine Champagne and the Marne. He leaves a wife and seven-year-old child, with his mother Mrs. George Johnson and grandparents named in the notice.
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