George Peter Toft was born on 22 May 1876 in Germany, the son of James A. Toft and Christiana Ludfelt. He was the husband of Jennie M. Beebe and father of Mable Marie Toft.
Died 11 December 1941
Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, U, 96, East Side.
Captain
Quartermaster Corps (Retired)
Captain Toft was disabled and honorably discharged on 30 August 1919. He died at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 11 December 1941
Capt. George P. Toft, 67, United States Army, retired, died yesterday morning at his home, 4107 Anderson avenue, in Brainerd, after a brief illness. Capt. Toft retired from the army about then years ago and has made his home here since that time, He was a member of the Chattanooga lodge of Elks, the Fort Ethan Allet lodge of the F&A.M., the Scottish Rite consisory, the Shrine Temple at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., the American Legion and the Spanish-American war Veterans.
Capt. Toft entered the army during the Spanish-American war and subsequently served overseas with the American Expeditionary forces during the first World War. He was an officer in the quartermaster corps at the time of his retirement.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter Mrs. Mabel Toft Snavely; one grandson, George Ray Snavely, and a sister, Mrs. George Skinner, of Indianapolis.
- Rank: Captain
- Date of birth: 22 May 1876
- Date of death: 11 December 1941
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: Quartermaster Corps (Retired)
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XI, Middle Panel
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