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Last Name: Borgeson   Birth: December 07, 1844 First Name: Bernard   Death: October 14, 1924 Middle Name:   Age: 79

Unit: 28th Branch: INF     State: MI Company: K Side: Union Confederate If Federal State From: Rank: CPL     Enlisted: September 18, 1864 Discharged: June 05, 1866 Veteran Summary Born in Sweden. Enlisted in the 28th Michigan Infantry for three years at Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan. Mustered in as a Corporal in Company K on 17 Oct 1864. Mustered out at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Served the Post as Officer of the Day in 1917 and Senior Vice Commander in 1921. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. He is buried in a G.A.R. section of the cemetery. His death certificate lists his year of birth as 1843, contradicting both his pension records and Orting file. His military records list his last name as "Borgerson" and "Borgesson".

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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 Lot	147
Cemetery Section	Row 8
Cemetery Grave Number	6
GAR Post	Custer Post 6
GAR Department	WA
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