Louis Campanelli

*Plaque not located*

*Louis Campanelli's name does not appear on the list of Liberty Row names, however it was noted on the list that 4 bronze plaques were missing between the names Callahan and Campbell. The plaques in that section of the alphabet, including presumably Louis Campanelli's, were placed at "St. Clair to Superior Ave Cont'd (Left)."

Birth: 6/6/1901, Simmonsville, Rhode Island

Address: 3221 W. 31st St., Cleveland, Ohio

Demographics: draft registration card not found, so there is little demographic information, except that he was Caucasian

Appearance: draft registration card, with its description of appearance, not found

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 8/4/1917; Private First Class

Service Number: 1517698

Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Leviathan

Action: Co C 5 Inf ONG (Co C 145 Inf) Aug 4/17 to Sept 30/18; Pvt Aug 4/17; Pvt 1cl July 19/18. Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF June 15/18 to Sept 30/18.

Death: September 30, 1918 (~6 weeks before Armistice Day on November 11, 1918) at age 17; cause of death Killed in Action

Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France on 9/30/1918; 6/16/1919 remains were disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France; 6/24/1921 remains were disinterred in preparation for return to the U.S. with arrival Antwerp, Belgium 7/3/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 9/7/1921 remains shipped to Cleveland, OH with arrival 9/9/1921 to the care of Mrs. Mary Campanelli, mother, 3221 W. 31st St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH in Section 50 near his parents and sister Maria

Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Campanelli, mother, 3221 W. 31st St., Cleveland, OH 

Additional Information: Father: Vincenzo Corrado "James" Campanelli (1857-1919), born Molise, Italy, occupation Laborer; Mother: Carmela "Mary" Aiello Campanelli (1871-1943), born Italy with ancestry in Calabria, Italy, emigrated ~1895; Siblings: Frank Campanelli (1897-1967); Maria Campanelli (1899-1902) died at age 3; Josephine Campanelli DeLisse Novak (1903-1975); John Anthony Campanelli (1912-1991)