J. A. Wurmbeck
(1888-1918)
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J. A. Wurmbeck
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Crock from Belle Vernon Mapes Dairy, Cleveland, OH, where John A. Wurmbeck was employed as a salesman
John A. Wurmbeck
Birth: 8/2/1888, Vienna, Austria
Address: 5411 Prospect St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; immigrated 1892; naturalized citizen; occupation Salesman at Belle Vernon-Mapes Dairy Co., Cleveland, OH (a family business founded in1891 which supplied 25% of the milk sold in Cleveland by 1903, and remained in existence until 1980)
Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/7/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/7/1917; Private
Service Number: 1944871
Deployment: information not available
Action: Co F 331 Inf to Mch 27/18; Hq Co 331 Inf to May 22/18; Detention Camp Cp Sherman O to July 25/18; Co F 34 Inf to death. Pvt; Corp Sept 18/17; Sgt Nov 1/17; Pvt Mch 18/18. Defensive Sector. AEF Aug 17/18 to death
Death: November 1, 1918 at age 30; cause of death Killed in Action in Thiaucourt, France
Death: November 1, 1918 at age 30; cause of death Killed in Action in Thiaucourt, France
Burial: 11/13/1918 buried in Thiaucourt, France; 4/28/1919 remains disinterred and reburied St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 5/10/1921 remains disinterred for shipment home to U.S.; 5/20/1921 remains arrived Antwerp, Belgium; 6/19/1921 remains shipped to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton; 7/2/1921 remains arrived Hoboken, NJ; 8/3/1921 remains shipped to Cleveland, OH; 8/5/1921 remains arrived Cleveland to the care of Mr. John Wurmbeck, 13909 Potomac Ave., East Cleveland, OH; 8/6/1921 funeral at sister's home at 3 o'clock followed by burial the same day at final resting place Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 22, Lot 1080, Grave 38687
Burial: 11/13/1918 buried in Thiaucourt, France; 4/28/1919 remains disinterred and reburied St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 5/10/1921 remains disinterred for shipment home to U.S.; 5/20/1921 remains arrived Antwerp, Belgium; 6/19/1921 remains shipped to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton; 7/2/1921 remains arrived Hoboken, NJ; 8/3/1921 remains shipped to Cleveland, OH; 8/5/1921 remains arrived Cleveland to the care of Mr. John Wurmbeck, 13909 Potomac Ave., East Cleveland, OH; 8/6/1921 funeral at sister's home at 3 o'clock followed by burial the same day at final resting place Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 22, Lot 1080, Grave 38687
Next of Kin: John Wurmbeck, father, and Mrs. C. P. Davis, sister, 13909 Potomac Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: John Wurmbeck, father, and Mrs. C. P. Davis, sister, 13909 Potomac Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: John Wurmbeck (1850-1937), born Austria, immigrated 1892, occupation Florist at Wurmbeck & Fernengel Florist,; Mother: Dorothea Doer Wurmbeck (1850-1916), born Austria, immigrated 1892, mother died before her son enlisted and was buried at Lake View Cemetery where her son John A. Wurmbeck was later buried alongside her; sister Julia (Mrs. C. P. Davis) (1890-1972)
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