Svante Lampi, who was killed in action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, was well known in Gilbert, where before entering military service, he was a city official. He was of Finnish origin, born in Karvia, Finland, August 22, 1886, son of Alexander Lampi. He entered the U. S. Army on May 24, 1918, at Eveleth. From there he was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, and there assigned to the Thirty-Fourth Company, One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Depot Brigade, Fortieth Division. Six weeks later he was transferred to Camp Kearney, California, but within a month was on the way to France, embarking at Boston on the troopship Berrima on August 8, 1918, with Company I, One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, Fortieth Division. On September 25th he was transferred to Company D, One Hundred and Ninth Infantry, Fortieth Division, and was with that unit when he met his death, in action, on October 7, 1918.
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