Frank J. Knaak
(1896-1918)
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Frank John Knaak
Frank John Knaak
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Frank J. Knaak and his brother Jacob J. Knaak both served in the 145th infantry, as part of the Ohio National Guard, but only one brother returned home alive.
SS Leviathan
Frank J. Knaak gravestone, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France
Frank John (?Martin) Knaak
Frank John (?Martin) Knaak
*No plaque found*
*The list of Liberty Row names shows that this soldier's plaque was placed at "North Park Blvd. Cont'd (Right) (Roxboro Rd. Cont'd)"
Birth: 2/15/1896, Cleveland (Bratenahl), OH
Birth: 2/15/1896, Cleveland (Bratenahl), OH
Address: 13504 Eaglesmere Ave., Bratenahl, OH and 2418 Central Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: Caucasian; occupation Helper (industry not specified); natural born citizen; (no additional information, as draft card registration not found)
Appearance: not known as draft card registration not found
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlistment date 6/8/1915; rank Private to Corporal to Sergeant to Supply Sergeant
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlistment date 6/8/1915; rank Private to Corporal to Sergeant to Supply Sergeant
Service Number: 1517616
Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan
Action: Co C 5 Inf ONG (Co C 145 Inf) to death. Pvt June 8/15; Corp Aug 7/16; Sgt Mch 30/17; Sup Sgt Dec 10/17. Defensive Sector. AEF June 15/18 to death. [ONG is Ohio National Guard]
Death: August 6, 1918 (approximately 2 months before Armistice Day November 11, 1918) at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: August 6, 1918 (approximately 2 months before Armistice Day November 11, 1918) at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally in France: "Believed to be buried by the Germans about 1 and 1/2 miles east of Badonvilliers (sic - Badonvillers)," according to information recorded on his WWI burial card on Fold3.com; reburied 10/29/1921 at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France, Plot G Row 1 Grave 23
Burial: buried locally in France: "Believed to be buried by the Germans about 1 and 1/2 miles east of Badonvilliers (sic - Badonvillers)," according to information recorded on his WWI burial card on Fold3.com; reburied 10/29/1921 at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France, Plot G Row 1 Grave 23
Next of Kin: Justina Knaak, mother, 13504 Eaglesmere Ave., Cleveland, OH and 859 E. 143rd St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Justina Knaak, mother, 13504 Eaglesmere Ave., Cleveland, OH and 859 E. 143rd St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: John M. Knaak (1868-?), born Germany, immigrated 1880 or 1885, occupation Longshoreman in 1900 Census and Laborer Odd Jobs in 1910 Census, no additional information found about him after 1910; Mother: Justina Kinserowski Knaak (1869-1934), born Germany, immigrated 1889, per 1910 Census 7 children with 7 surviving, divorced per 1920 Census, buried Knollwood Cemetery along with several of her children, 1678 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield Heights, OH; Siblings: Carl J Knaak (1894-1926); Jacob J. Knaak (1898-1988); John M. Knaak (1900-1937); William F. Knaak (1903-1964); Anna Knaak Thompson (1904-1982); Helen Knaak Smith (1909-1999); brothers Jacob J. Knaak and Frank J. Knaak were deployed to the war in Europe on the same day and on the same ship, but only Jacob survived WWI and was honorably discharged on 4/22/1919; Jacob Knaak lived to the age of 90. The two brothers appear to have served in the same military unit during the same time period.
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