Wescott, Edmund L., 1879-1978

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Wescott (1879-1978) enlisted in "Hoard's Rifles" of the Wisconsin militia in 1897, and he enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry in April of 1898. He served as a sergeant at Camp Cuba Libre and witnessed the typhoid outbreak there. Wescott served as commander-in-chief of the 1969-1970 National Encampment of United Spanish War Veterans.

From the description of Oral history interview with Edmund Wescott, [sound recording], 1964. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 757937040

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Florida

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Wisconsin--Fort Atkinson

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Camp Cuba Libre (Jacksonville, Fla.)

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Camp Douglas (Wis.)

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Wisconsin

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Camp Harvey (Wis.)

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