Casimir Koszlowski or Casmir Kozlowski

*Based on our research, the name on the plaque was misspelled.*

*Casimir is a popular Polish name of Slavic origin meaning peace. Kozlowski is a common name in Cleveland, making research difficult. Thus, this biographical sketch is incomplete.* 

Birth: 12/8/1893; birthplace unknown

Address: 6817 Clement Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: Caucasian; no other information available as the draft registration was not found

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/1/1917

Service Number: 1010838

Deployment: died prior to deployment

Action: died prior to serving

Death: October 11, 1918 at Camp Logan, Texas (a WWI training camp in Houston); cause of death Pneumonia. In 1918, Camp Logan had a widespread outbreak of the 1918 flu pandemic. By September, there were over 600 cases of the flu at the camp, and by October 48 soldiers had died. When Army officials sent the afflicted to local hospitals to protect others at the camp, the disease spread rapidly throughout the Houston community.

Burial: not known

Next of Kin: John Kozlowsko (alternate spelling), father, 6914 Park Ave., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information:

No draft card registration found.

Father: John Kozlowsko (alternate spelling), born Austria, emigrated 1884, occupation Laborer at Acid Works;

Mother: name unknown, born Germany, presumably died prior to 1910;1910 Census showed household comprised of widower father; maternal grandmother, Magdalena Maciejewki; 2 younger brothers, Joseph and John; younger sister, Stanishena