E. W. Jeroski
(1895-1918)
Edmund Walter Jeroski
Location of Plaque 2015
American Steel and Wire Company's plant,
Cleveland, OH
Edmund Walter Jeroski
Birth: 7/7/1895, Cleveland, OH
Address: 6829 Claasen Ave., Cleveland, OH, located in the Slavic Village neighborhood
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; occupation Electrician at American Steel and Wire Company, Cleveland, OH (founded 1857 as a manufacturer of various types of wire and wire products and became a subsidiary of U.S. Steel Company in 1901); natural born citizen
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair blond
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 7/21/1918; Private
Service Number: 4125504
Deployment: 9/18/1918 from Newport News, VA aboard ?ship
Action: Co C 3 Regt FA Repl Draft to death. Pvt. AEF Sept 18/18 to death.
Death: November 3, 1918 at age 23; cause of death Pneumonia (may have been a victim of the 1918-1920 flu pandemic?)
Burial: no records found regarding place of death, burial in Europe, or return of remains to U.S.; burial 8/4/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Francis (or Frances) Jeroski, mother, 6829 Claasen Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: father Leo Jeroski (1873-?), born Germany, immigrated 1886, occupation Electrician at steel mill; mother Francis (or Frances) Lomkosky (or Lomkofsky) Jeroski, born Germany; sisters: Celia (or Cecelia) Von Thun, born 1901; Helen Hurley (apparently named a son Edmund, presumably after her late brother), born ~1902; Gertrude Gable, born ~1904