Thomas Joseph Arnold

Thomas Joseph Arnold

*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: 11/29/1897, Cleveland, Ohio

Address: 2174 Clarkwood Rd., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: draft registration not found; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Chauffeur

Appearance: not known as draft registration not found

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not found; enlistment date 6/9/1917 or 7/9/1917; Private

Service Number: no service number found

Deployment: does not appear to have deployed to Europe because he was honorably discharged for medical reasons

Action: Engrs Tn ONG to [?]; Co E 112 Engrs to disch. Pvt. Hon Disch Feb 17/18. SCD. 

[Engineers trains or Engrs Tn were military railways during WWI and were crucial for supplying, moving, and evacuating troops. Co. E of the 112th Engineers was a unit of the Ohio National Guard that served with the 37th "Buckeye" Division.]

Death: August 6, 1918 at age 20; cause of death Osteosarcoma of Pelvis and Bladder with the contributory cause on the death certificate listed as Exhaustion. Private Thomas Joseph Arnold was honorably discharged on 2/17/1918 with a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability (SCD).

Burial: 8/9/1918 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 42 Lot 127 Grave 2 alongside his mother who was buried there later

Next of Kin:  not listed in available records

Additional Information: Father: Christopher Arnold (1861-?1934), born Ireland, emigrated ~1879, occupations included Heater at a Blacksmith Shop and Laborer at an Ironworks; Mother: Theresa McFarland Arnold (1866-1930), born Ireland, emigrated ~1879, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside son Private Thomas Joseph Arnold; Siblings: ?Francis, ?Mary, Eileen Arnold Kenney (1893-1991)