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  • Emil Lewis Holmdahl
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  • Emil Lewis Holmdahl (August 26, 1883 – April 8, 1963) was machine gunner, soldier of fortune, spy, gun runner, and treasure hunter who fought under John J. Pershing in the Spanish American War in the Philippines, under Lee Christmas in Central America, under Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, and Venustiano Carranza in the Mexican Revolution, and under John J. Pershing in World War I. In 1926, Holmdahl was accused of having stolen Francisco Pancho Villa's head.
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  • 1898
Birth Date
  • 1883-08-26
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Name
  • Emil Holmdahl
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  • Emil Holmdahl in 1914 as an officer in the Mexican revolutionary forces
Birth Place
  • Fort Dodge, Iowa
death date
  • 1963-04-08
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Birth name
  • Emil Lewis Holmdahl
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  • Emil Lewis Holmdahl (August 26, 1883 – April 8, 1963) was machine gunner, soldier of fortune, spy, gun runner, and treasure hunter who fought under John J. Pershing in the Spanish American War in the Philippines, under Lee Christmas in Central America, under Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, and Venustiano Carranza in the Mexican Revolution, and under John J. Pershing in World War I. In 1926, Holmdahl was accused of having stolen Francisco Pancho Villa's head.