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Last Name: Bortle   Birth: December 24, 1844 First Name: David   Death: May 27, 1932 Middle Name: S   Age: 87

Unit: 49th Branch: INF     State: WI Company: C Side: Union Confederate If Federal State From: Rank: PVT     Enlisted: February 17, 1865 Discharged: November 01, 1865 Veteran Summary Born in Wisconsin. A resident of Trempealeau, Wisconsin when he enlisted in the 49th Wisconsin Infantry. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Died in Tenino, Thurston County, Washington. He is buried in a G.A.R. section of the cemetery. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) Veterans' Grave Registration, Pierce County, Washington, conducted in 1939, identified his grave location as Block 126, Row 5, Grave 4. The Cemetery's record book identifies the location as between Blocks 125 and 126, Grave 4.

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Cemetery Name	Oakwood Hill
Cemetery Street	5210 S Alder St
Cemetery City	Tacoma
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Cemetery County	Pierce
Cemetery State	WA

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Cemetery Grave Number	4
GAR Post	Custer Post 6
GAR Department	WA
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