Fred A. Bloetscher
(1895-1918)
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Fred Andrew Bloetscher
Fred Andrew Bloetscher
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
SS Canopic
Gravestone of Private Fred A. Bloetscher, Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH
Bloetscher Family Marker, Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Fred Andrew Bloetscher
Fred Andrew Bloetscher
*No plaque located*
*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "St. Clair to Superior Ave. (Right)."
Birth: 2/23/1895, Cleveland, OH
Birth: 2/23/1895, Cleveland, OH
Address: 1986 W. 93rd St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation at time of draft registration unemployed Plumber; 1910 employed as Tinsmith in automobile industry; 1916 employed as Molder; reported "kidney trouble" on draft card; father registered his son for the draft as son was temporarily disabled due to a foot injury and was unable to walk
Appearance: not recorded on draft card
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/2/1917; 5/25/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/2/1917; 5/25/1918; Private
Service Number: 2657561
Deployment: 7/21/1918 from New York aboard SS Canopic
Action: 18 Co 2 Inf Repl Regt Cp Gordon May 26/18 to July 12/18; Hq 83 Div 2 Dep to Aug 15/18; Co A 26 Inf to Oct 4/18. Pvt. Meuse-Argone; St Mihiel. AEF July 21/18 to Oct 4/18. Cited in GO 1 Div dated Jan 1/20 (cited for the Citation Star for distinguished service)
Death: October 4, 1918 at age 23 (five weeks before Armistice Day November 11, 1918); cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 4, 1918 at age 23 (five weeks before Armistice Day November 11, 1918); cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: 10/12/1918 buried locally in France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France; 7/26/1921 remains disinterred and shipped to Antwerp, Belgium for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp on 8/12/1921; 9/1/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ arriving Hoboken 9/13/1921; 9/21/1921 remains shipped to Cleveland, OH arriving 9/23/1921 to the care of Jacob Bloetscher, father, 9915 Cuddell Ave., Cleveland, OH; 9/28/1921 final burial at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 199 Grave 1
Burial: 10/12/1918 buried locally in France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France; 7/26/1921 remains disinterred and shipped to Antwerp, Belgium for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp on 8/12/1921; 9/1/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ arriving Hoboken 9/13/1921; 9/21/1921 remains shipped to Cleveland, OH arriving 9/23/1921 to the care of Jacob Bloetscher, father, 9915 Cuddell Ave., Cleveland, OH; 9/28/1921 final burial at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 199 Grave 1
Next of Kin: Mrs. Minnie Bloetscher, mother, 9915 Cuddell Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Minnie Bloetscher, mother, 9915 Cuddell Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Jacob Bloetscher (1863-1935), born Germany, emigrated 1885, occupation Carpenter and Car Builder; Mother: Wilhelmine "Minnie" Heise Bloetscher (1870-1944), born Germany; Siblings: Alma W. Bloetscher Hall (1892-1974) who had a son named Fred (presumably in memory of her brother); Emma B. Bloetscher Heller (?-1968); all family members buried at Riverside Cemetery
1986 W. 93rd St., Cleveland, OH, address given at WWI draft registration
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