Joseph Batovec
(1886-1918)
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Abandoned National Acme Company factory, Cleveland, OH
Signature on draft registration
SS Leviathan
Posthumous hospital statement regarding Private Joseph Batovec's death
Translation of posthumous hospital statement regarding Private Joseph Batovec's death, as submitted by a volunteer contributor to Liberty Row
Gravestone, Private Joseph Batovec, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
WWI Monument to the Dead in Joinville-le-Pont, France
Joseph Batovec
*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: 11/16/1886 or 11/19/1886, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 11/16/1886 or 11/19/1886, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 2197 E. 76th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 30 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation "Late Hand" [old-fashioned term for someone who was a beginner or new recruit] at National Acme at Stanton [National Acme Co. was founded in Connecticut and moved to Cleveland in 1901. It produced and sold screw machines. One of its locations was at 7500 Stanton Ave. National Acme Co. became one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the U.S. by 1980.]
Appearance: Height 5'8", Build medium, Eyes light grey, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Service Number: 736906
Deployment: 4/24/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan
Action:
Death: December 22, 1918 at age 31 [also listed as 32]; cause of death Wounds Received in Action. Wounded severely 9/17/1918. WWI burial card noted cause of death as "Cerebro Spinal Syphilis & GSW" [gunshot wound]. [There was a high rate of cerebrospinal syphilis among servicemen in WWI. Without modern antibiotics, it was a devastating, progressive, and often-fatal condition.]
Death: December 22, 1918 at age 31 [also listed as 32]; cause of death Wounds Received in Action. Wounded severely 9/17/1918. WWI burial card noted cause of death as "Cerebro Spinal Syphilis & GSW" [gunshot wound]. [There was a high rate of cerebrospinal syphilis among servicemen in WWI. Without modern antibiotics, it was a devastating, progressive, and often-fatal condition.]
Burial: on Christmas Eve 12/24/1918 buried locally at American Cemetery, Suresnes, France; 6/7/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 10/7/1921; 10/14/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cantigny arriving Hoboken 10/25/1921; 11/28/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA arriving 11/29/1921 to the care of Asa Irwin, Capt., Q.M.C.; final burial 12/1/1921 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 18 [European Section] Site 3884
Burial: on Christmas Eve 12/24/1918 buried locally at American Cemetery, Suresnes, France; 6/7/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 10/7/1921; 10/14/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cantigny arriving Hoboken 10/25/1921; 11/28/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA arriving 11/29/1921 to the care of Asa Irwin, Capt., Q.M.C.; final burial 12/1/1921 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 18 [European Section] Site 3884
Next of Kin: Mrs. Teresa Batovec, [alternately listed as wife and sister, but most likely designates mother], 2197 E. 76th St., Cleveland, OH.
Next of Kin: Mrs. Teresa Batovec, [alternately listed as wife and sister, but most likely designates mother], 2197 E. 76th St., Cleveland, OH.
Additional Information: Private Joseph Batovec's father, who shared his name, died when the younger Joseph was ~10 years old. Father: Joseph Batovec (1847-1897), born Bohemia, married 1873, emigrated ~1880, occupations included Day Laborer and Carpenter, buried Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH alongside wife; Mother: Teresie aka Theresa Batovec (1851-1931), born Austria, married 1873, emigrated ~1880, had at least 11 children, some of whom did not survive, occupation Laundress, buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside husband; Siblings: Stella Batovec Kouba (1875-1947); Frank Batovec (1877-1939); Mary Batovec (1884-?); Jerry Batovec (1889-1970); Edward Batovec (1891-1959). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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