Joseph A. Augustine
(1892-1918)
(1892-1918)
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Gravestone of Joseph Aloysius Augustine,
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
R.M.S. Carmania
3642 W. 46th St., Cleveland, OH, address given at WWI draft registration
*No plaque located*
*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "St. Clair (Right)."
Birth: 3/2/1892, Hungary (also listed as Austria and Germany)
Address: 3642 W. 46th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 25 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; occupation at time of draft registration Salesman at Diebolt Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH, a family-run brewery founded in 1888 and located at corner of Pittsburgh Ave. and Jackson (E. 27th St.); immigration date uncertain; naturalized citizen 1904; occupation at age 18 Machinist in sewing machine industry
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair light
Service Number: 1943045
Deployment: 6/12/1918 from New York aboard R.M.S. Carmania
Action: Co C 323 MG Bn Dec 7/17 to July 29/18; HQ 83 Div 2 Dep Aug 1/18; Co C 3 MG Bn to Oct 9/18. Pvt Dec 8/17; Pvt 1cl July 8/18. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector, AEF June 12/18 to death.
Death: October 9, 1918 at age 26; cause of death Killed in Action
Additional Information: Father: Ignatius (aka Ignatz) Augustine (1847-1910), born Hungary, immigrated 1882, occupation Cabinetmaker; Mother: Catharine (also spelled Katherine) Kosman (also spelled Kozmann) Augustine (1862-1924), born Hungary (also listed as Slovakia and Germany), immigration date uncertain, per 1910 census she had 8 children with 4 surviving; both parents buried at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Anton, Helen and Anna (both sisters born in Ohio)