Joseph A. Kotliera/Kothera

*This soldier's surname was spelled differently in different places. Kothera is the name on his gravestone.*

Birth: 9/2/1889, Cleveland, OH

Address: 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: Caucasian; single; natural-born citizen; occupation Tile Setter at Clarence H. Collings Co. at time of draft registration; previously employed as a Machinist at Auto Works

Appearance: Build medium, height tall, hair brown, eyes blue

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/5/1917; enlistment date 4/1/1918; rank Private

Service Number: 2426941

Deployment: died prior to deployment 

Action: 22 Co 6 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to death

Death: April 10, 1918 at age 28 (9 days after enlistment) at 3:10 pm at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia (presumably a victim of the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic) 

Burial: Buried on 4/13/1918 at Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH; section 22 Lot 883-0

Next of Kin: Mrs. May Kothera, mother, 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH 

Additional Information:

Father: John Kothera (1865-1939), born Austria-Bohemia, occupation Iron Moulder at Ryan Foundry; Mother: Mary Krofta Kothera (1866-1938), born Austria-Bohemia; 8 younger Siblings: Clara, Edward (who also served in WWI and survived), Mary, Gertrude, Alice, Carl, Rose, John