John V. Addams
1894-1918
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SS President Grant
Harvard Grove Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Harvard Grove Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
John V. Addams
*No Plaque located
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 10/3/1894, Portsmouth, Ohio
Birth: 10/3/1894, Portsmouth, Ohio
Address: 2218 E. 43rd St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: Black; native-born citizen; draft registration card not found which would have contained more demographic information
Appearance: not found
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 11/13/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 11/13/1917; Private
Service Number: 232827
Deployment: 12/26/1917 from Hoboken, NJ aboard SS President Grant
Action: Co F 303rd Stevedore Regiment [Stevedore regiments were specialized non-combat units in charge of unloading supplies from ships at French ports for the AEF. A large number of African-American troops served in this essential labor capacity.]
Death: March 18, 1918 at age 20; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Death: March 18, 1918 at age 20; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: 3/19/1918 buried French Civil Cemetery, Des Pejoces, Cote d'Or-Dijon, France in Grave 345 American plot; 2/17/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Cherbourg, France 4/7/1921; 5/1/1921 remains shipped from Cherbourg to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 5/18/1921; 6/9/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 6/10/1921 to the care of Charles H. Addams, 2273 E. 49th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Harvard Grove Cemetery, 6100 Lansing Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, Section 21 Tier 2 Grave 67 [no grave photo]
Burial: 3/19/1918 buried French Civil Cemetery, Des Pejoces, Cote d'Or-Dijon, France in Grave 345 American plot; 2/17/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Cherbourg, France 4/7/1921; 5/1/1921 remains shipped from Cherbourg to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 5/18/1921; 6/9/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 6/10/1921 to the care of Charles H. Addams, 2273 E. 49th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Harvard Grove Cemetery, 6100 Lansing Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, Section 21 Tier 2 Grave 67 [no grave photo]
Next of Kin: Addie Hughes, aunt, 2273 E. 49th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Addie Hughes, aunt, 2273 E. 49th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Charles H. Addams, mentioned above, appears to have been born in 1897 in Portsmouth, OH. He served in WWI and was honorably discharged on 1/15/1919. He shared an address with Addie Hughes, listed above as Private John V. Addams' aunt. His relationship to Addie Hughes and Private John V. Addams is not known.
Research on this page may have been impeded due to the prevalence of the name Addams/Adams and the scarcity of genealogical information on Black people.
The information below was submitted by a volunteer contributor:
Private John V. Addams – March 18.1918
Private John V. Addams of 2218 E. 43rd Street, died of Lobar Pneumonia, March 18, 1918. Entered the National Army at the Columbus Barracks, Ohio, November 13, 1917. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio he was 20 years old at the time of his death. Private Addams served with Company A, 304th Stevadore Regiment Quartermaster Corps. From November 18, 1917 to December 10, 1917 and Company F, 303rd Stevadore Regiment to March 18, 1918. He was with the American Expeditionary Forces from December 26, 1917 until his death. His aunt, Addie Hughes, of 2273 E. 49th Street was notified of his death. (Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial)
Sources:
The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines World War 1917-18, Vol 1, Pg 90
Soldiers of the Great War, Vol 2, page 476
Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial - https://www.clevelandvetsmemorial.org/search/GCVM_Honor_Roll_Profile.asp?ID=4687
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