Paul Peltier of New York was in the first group of relief workers commissioned after the armistice. He was traveling inland from Constantinople (Istanbul) toward his posting when the train was wrecked at Eskishehir. He was injured in the crash and died on 1 April 1919. His was the first death among the relief workers who went out after the war. His body was brought home and buried in New York City.
Nothing further about him has been established. His age, his training, and the station he was on his way to are all undocumented.
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