In Memoriam George Edgar Filkins

In Memoriam George Edgar Filkins (HM16KK)

Location: Redwood City, CA 94061 San Mateo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 28.449', W 122° 13.364'

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1st Lieut. 15th U.S. Infty.
Born at Aurora, N.Y.
August 1, 1842
Died at San Francisco
May 15, 1887

At the age of 19 he enlisted in the 1st. Regt. Wis. Volunteer Infty. He fought in the Battles of Falling Water, Chattanoogo (sic), Nashville, Chaplin Hills, Jefferson, Stone River, & Missionary Ridge; Honorably mustered out of service with his Regt., April 7, 1866; Elected a Companion of the 1st Class Military Order, Loyal Legion of the U.S. Nov. 5, 1883, and Member of the G.A.R.

A true friend.
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HM NumberHM16KK
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 1:40am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 568726 N 4147757
Decimal Degrees37.47415000, -122.22273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 28.449', W 122° 13.364'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 28' 26.94" N, 122° 13' 21.84" W
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Area Code(s)650, 415, 408
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 206-286 Woodside Rd, Redwood City CA 94061, US
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