John Jacob Buch

*No plaque located*

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

*A brother, Fred Buch, also served in World War I, was wounded slightly on 10/27/1918, was honorably discharged on 4/29/1919, and lived to age 81.

 Birth: May, 1896, Cleveland, OH

Address: 3465 Independence Rd., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: no draft registration card found, where this information would be recorded; occupation Machinist per 1916 Cleveland City Directory 

Appearance: no draft registration card found, where this information would be recorded

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/2/1917; not known; Private and Private First Class

Service Number: 1518418

Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan

Action: Co R 5 Inf ONG June 2/17 to ---; MG Co 145 Inf to Sept 29/18. Pvt; Pvt 1cl. Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF June 15/18 to Sept 29/18. 

Death: September 29, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action

Burial: buried locally in an isolated grave in Meuse, France; 6/11/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France; 8/13/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for shipment to the U.S. via Antwerp, Belgium; 9/12/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard USAT Wheaton arriving Hoboken 10/3/1921; 10/19/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 10/21/1921 to the care of Mrs. Rose Buch, mother, Newburg Station, Cleveland, OH; 10/25/1918 final burial at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Tier 2 Lot 3 Grave 9 

Next of Kin: George Buch, father, 3465 Independence Rd., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: On 1/20/1928, a government-issued unmarked headstone was shipped to Mrs. Rose Buch, 3465 Independence Rd., Cleveland, OH to be set up at private expense. Father: George C. Buch (1864-1920), born Germany, emigrated 1880's, occupation Carpenter at a Foundry, buried at Harvard Grove Cemetery, 6100 Lansing Ave., Cleveland, OH; Mother: Rose aka Rosina Hinger Buch (1865-1937), born Germany, emigrated 1880's, had 11 children of whom 9 survived, buried Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Charles Buch (1883-1954); Albert (1885-?); Edward Bucher (1886-?); George Buch (1890-1931); Fred Buch (1891-1973); Rose Buch South (1895-1982); Sophie Buch Curtiss (1898-1983); Henry (?); August (?)