Patrick J. Loftus 

Birth: 3/14/1891, Rosturk, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

Address: 1374 W. 58th St., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; applying for citizenship papers; occupation Laborer at Westinghouse Electric Co., W. 58th St. and Lakeshore (Westinghouse Electric Corp. was established by George Westinghouse in 1886 as a manufacturer of electrical equipment and was bought by Eaton Corporation in 1994. Portions of the original factory remain abandoned into the 2020's.)

Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair brown

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/29/1918; Private

Service Number: 2474770

Deployment: 6/6/1918 from Brooklyn, NY aboard SS Port Denison

Action: 12 Co 3 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig Apr 29/18 to May 11/18; Co A 329 Inf to May 20/18; Hq 83 Div 2 Dep to July 30/18; Co M 101 Inf to Sept 25/18. Pvt. AEF June 6/18 to Sept 25/18

Death: October 25, 1918 (17 days before Armistice Day November 11, 1918) at age 27; cause of death Died of Disease/Pneumonia (presumably of the 1918 influenza epidemic)

Burial: St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A Row 11 Grave 6

Next of Kin: Miss Mary Loftus, sister, 1374 W. 58th St., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: Emigrated at age 23 from Queenstown, Ireland to New York, arriving 5/2/1914 aboard SS Baltic. Birthplace Westport, Ireland. He was single, could read and write, and stated his occupation was Laborer. Destination was 1374 W. 58th St., Cleveland, OH where an aunt lived.