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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQVX-ZMT2 : 27 October 2019), Edward Jacob Wollert, 13 Aug 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
- ↑ "Edward Wollert - Recipient -".
- ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SV-C4Y : 12 December 2014), Edward J Wollert, 17 Feb 1964; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 004820, Milw, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
- ↑ "Edward Jacob Wollert (1895-1964) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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