Henry Bohn

*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: 3/24/1896, Vola (may be Wola), Poland-Russia

Address: 2659 W. 32nd St., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; declarant for citizenship (petition for naturalization was made at Camp Gordon, Georgia on 5/25/1918; emigrated 1914; occupation Bottler at Leisy Brewery Co., Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH (established 1873 by two brothers from Bavaria, Germany and was a significant part of Cleveland brewing history, family-owned until closing in 1958); stated at draft registration that father was a dependent

Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes Blue, Hair brown

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/25/1918; Corporal

Service Number: 2657824

Deployment: 7/21/1918 from New York aboard SS Grampian

Action: 17 Co 2 Inf Repl Regt May 25/18 to July 12/18; 17 Co July Aut Repl Regt (Co C 183 Inf) to Aug 17/18; Co H 26 Inf to Oct 12/18. Pvt May 26/18; Corp July 12/18. St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. Cited in GO 1 Div Jan 1/20 (cited for a Citation Star award for distinguished conduct); AEF July 21/18 to Oct 12/18.

Death: date of death alternately recorded as October 4, October 11, and October 12 , 1918 (one month before Armistice Day on November 11, 1918); cause of death alternately recorded as Died of Wounds and Killed in Action

Burial: buried locally in France; remains disinterred and reburied twice with final burial on 1/23/1922 at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Grave 40 Row 2 Block E

Next of Kin: Mr. Carl Bohn, brother and beneficiary, 3037 Barber Ave., Cleveland, OH; research about brother was impeded by the fact that Carl Bohn was a common name 

Additional Information: No information found about parents or siblings. Research was complicated by the fact that Bohn was a common surname.