Charles "Charley" Boubal

*No plaque located*

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

*Charles Boubal had an older brother, Adolph Boubal, who also served in WWI and was honorably discharged on 2/7/1919.

Birth: 11/2/1896, Vienna, Austria

Address: 12814 Ferris Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; naturalized citizen; occupation Electrician at American Steel and Wire Co., Cleveland, OH (company originated in 1857 and produced a variety of wire and steel products for numerous customers) 

Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair blond

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/20/1917; Private

Service Number: 733410

Deployment: 7/24/(year not recorded) from Boston, MA aboard SS Beltana

Action: 36 Co 9 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to Sept 20/17 to Feb 25/18; Co I 6 Inf to Apr 3/18; Cas Det 17 Inf to June 19/18; 37 Co 10 Tng Bn 157 Dep Brig to July 11/18; Hq Co 5 Inf Repl Regt Cp Gordon Ga to July 17/18; 51 Co July Aut Repl Draft Aug 7/18; Co C 116 Fld Sig Bn Aug 25/18; Co C 5 F Sig Bn to Oct 5/18. Corp Sept 22/17; Pvt Feb 26/18. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. AEF July 24/18 to Oct 5/18.

Death: October 5, 1918, (5 weeks before Armistice Day, November 11, 1918) at age 21; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action

Burial: 10/5/1918 buried American Cemetery, Bethincourt, Meuse, France; 4/30/1919 remains disinterred and reburied Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France; 12/29/1921 remains disinterred and buried in final resting place Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery (same address as above), Plot C Row 25 Grave 13

Next of Kin: Mr. Mike Boubal, father, 12814 Harvard Ave, Cleveland, OH (address at time of his son's final burial)

Additional Information: Father: Matej Matthew "Michael" Boubal (1861-1934), born Austria-Bohemia (Czechia), emigrated 1901, language in 1910 Census was Bohemian, occupation Laborer Wire Work Industry; Mother: Theresa Boubal (1857-1935), born Austria-Bohemia (Czechia), emigrated 1901, language in 1910 Census was Bohemian and stated that she had 9 children, of whom 6 were living; Siblings: Adolph Boubal (1894-1927); Elizabeth "Betty" Boubal (1897-1955); Theresia Boubal (1899-1919); Anna Boubal Sindelar (1888-1933), who had a son named Charles, presumably named after his deceased uncle Private Charles Boubal; all the above-mentioned family members are buried at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH