Edward Jack Kupski
(1899-1918)
(1899-1918)
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
SS Leviathan
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
Address: 6605 Chambers St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; no additional information due to draft registration not found
Appearance: draft registration (with its description of appearance) not found
Service Number: 1519402
Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Leviathan
Action: Co K 5 Inf ONG (Co K 145 Inf) to death. Pvt Aug 14/17; Pvt 1cl Oct 5/17; Corp Oct 22/17. Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF June 15/18 to death
Additional Information: Father: Stanislaus "Stanley" Kupski (1854-1931), born Poland (Germany), emigrated 1881, occupations Milk Peddler, Laborer, and Dumper at a Woolen Mill (a "wool dumper" compresses multiple wool bales into a single, smaller unit for easier transport and storage); Mother: Francis Konczal Kupski (1857- ?), born Poland (Germany), emigrated 1881, in 1910 Census at age 45 reported having had 17 children of whom 8 had survived; Siblings: (list may be incomplete) Frank Kupski (1887-?); Anna Kupski (1888-?); Stanley Kupski (1892-?); Joseph Kupski (1893-?); Mary (1896-?); Helen (?)