Edward "Eddie" Bartel (aka Bartlefski and Bartleski)

*No plaque located*

*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "Lake to St. Clair (Right)."

Birth: 6/4/1895, Cleveland, OH

Address: 2167 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Cement Finishing at Turner Construction Co., Cleveland, OH (founded 1902 in New York, offices opened in Cleveland in 1907); occupation Machinist as per 1910 Census 

Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes blue, Hair brown

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: Private

Service Number: 2424201

Deployment: 6/5/1918 from Brooklyn, NY aboard SS Port Dennison

Action: 3 Co 1 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to Apr 28/18 to May 2/18; Hq 83 Div 2 Dep to July 30/18; Co G 102 Inf to Oct 23/18. Pvt. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. AEF June 6/18 to Oct 23/18. 

Death: October 23, 1918 (less than 3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918) at age 23; cause of death Killed in Action

Burial: (no WWI burial card found); final burial 9/27/1921 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 303, Section 90 N.W., Grave N.W. Corner

Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna Bartel, mother, 2167 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, OH 

Additional Information: Father: Fred Bartle (aka Bartlefski and Bartleski) (1869-1933), born Germany, emigrated 1891, occupations Railroad Laborer and Laborer Automobile Shop; Mother: Anna Bartel (1872-1930), born Russia/Poland or Germany, emigrated 1892, had 8 children of whom she reported 3 survived; Siblings: Frieda Bartel Otto (1899-1980); Ida Bartel Schmelz (1902-1957), who named a son Allen Edward Schmelz (1925-1999), presumably after her deceased brother