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Lieut Robert Garrett Buchanan

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Lieut Robert Garrett Buchanan

Birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
13 Aug 1918 (aged 24)
Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
U #44-ES
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Robert Garrett Buchanan was the son of Judson and Mary Angie(Coffey) Buchanan.

On May 27, 1917 Robert registered for the WWI Draft. However he had already enlisted in one of the branches of military because on the registration card in answer to the question, "What military service have you had", Robert answered, "In training -- US Training Camp".

According to "Hamilton County Soldiers of World War I" at website; http://www.hctgs.org/Military/WWI/WWI_soldiers.htm, Robert was a First Lieutenant in the 313th Cavalry, Troop B and was stationed at Camp Perry which is near Port Clinton, Ottawa County Ohio.

The information on his death certificate is as follows:
Name Robert G. Buchanan
Male/White/single
Date of birth - 1894
Age - about 24 years
occupation - Soldier
Place of birth -- Tennessee
Parents:
Father - Judson Buchanan, birth - TN.
Mother - Unknown
Date of death - Aug. 13, 1918
Place of death - Ottawa County, Port Clinton, Ohio
Cause - General Septicemia secondary to Streptococcus Pharyngitis
Place of Burial - Chattanooga, TN.
Date of Burial - Aug. 1918

(Note: According to Wikipedia, the term "Streptococcus Pharyngitis" means Strep Throat.
According to the Massiveness's General Hospital website, "Septicemia is the clinical name for blood poisoning. Septicemia that progresses to septic shock has a death rate as high as 50 percent, depending on the type of organism involved. Septicemia is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical treatment.")

Robert Garrett Buchanan was the son of Judson and Mary Angie(Coffey) Buchanan.

On May 27, 1917 Robert registered for the WWI Draft. However he had already enlisted in one of the branches of military because on the registration card in answer to the question, "What military service have you had", Robert answered, "In training -- US Training Camp".

According to "Hamilton County Soldiers of World War I" at website; http://www.hctgs.org/Military/WWI/WWI_soldiers.htm, Robert was a First Lieutenant in the 313th Cavalry, Troop B and was stationed at Camp Perry which is near Port Clinton, Ottawa County Ohio.

The information on his death certificate is as follows:
Name Robert G. Buchanan
Male/White/single
Date of birth - 1894
Age - about 24 years
occupation - Soldier
Place of birth -- Tennessee
Parents:
Father - Judson Buchanan, birth - TN.
Mother - Unknown
Date of death - Aug. 13, 1918
Place of death - Ottawa County, Port Clinton, Ohio
Cause - General Septicemia secondary to Streptococcus Pharyngitis
Place of Burial - Chattanooga, TN.
Date of Burial - Aug. 1918

(Note: According to Wikipedia, the term "Streptococcus Pharyngitis" means Strep Throat.
According to the Massiveness's General Hospital website, "Septicemia is the clinical name for blood poisoning. Septicemia that progresses to septic shock has a death rate as high as 50 percent, depending on the type of organism involved. Septicemia is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical treatment.")



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