George John Gross

Birth: 5/12/1896, Cleveland, OH

Address: 3126 W. 17th Place, Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; occupation Optical Workman at Strong-Kennard & Nutt Co., 519 Schofield Bldg., Cleveland, OH; natural born citizen 

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

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 12/6/1917; rank Corporal

Service Number: 794895

Deployment: 4/24/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan

Action: Co A 323 MG Bn Dec 6/17 to Feb 24/18; Co C 15 MG Bn Oct 27/18. Pvt Dec 6/17; Pvt 1cl Mch 24/18; Corp Oct 7/18. St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF Apr 24/18 to Oct 27/18.

Death: October 27, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Disease/Appendicitis

Burial: St. Mary Cemetery (Clark), 2677 W. 41st St., Cleveland, OH; Aisle 3S Section F Row 1. No information found on burial and disinterment in France and transport of body home to U.S.

Next of Kin: Mrs. M. Gross, mother, 3126 W. 17th Place, Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: Father: Samuel Gross (1863-1939), born Germany, immigrated 1882, occupation Day Laborer; Mother: Maria Nurkopfski Gross (1866-1928), born Germany, immigrated 1873; Siblings: Edward P. (?-1953); Agnes Gross Dickens (?-1965); Clara Gross Schade (?-1969); parents also buried at St. Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH