Edwin (aka Edward, Edmond) Louis or Lawrence  De Cell or De Celle

*Name as it appears on his gravestone: Edwin L. De Celle

*No plaque located*

*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*

Birth: 9/6/1891, Cleveland, Ohio

Address: 6805 Bayliss Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; at draft registration reported "bad teeth & eyes" and that he had served 3 years as a Private in the U.S. military; occupation Clerk at Bishop, Babcock and Becker Co., Cleveland, OH (manufacturers of soda fountain equipment and other supplies)

Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes dark blue, Hair dark

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/3/1917; Private and Corporal

Service Number: 731963

Deployment: 4/19/1918 from Hoboken, NJ aboard USAT Mt. Vernon

Action: 29 Co 8 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to Feb 25/18; Co C Inf to death. Pvt Oct 3/17; Corp Oct 16/17; Pvt May 22/18. St Mihiel; Defensive Sector. AEF Apr 19/18 to death. 

Death: September 12, 1918 at age 27; cause of death Killed in Action

Burial: 6/19/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp, Belgium to Hoboken, NJ arriving 7/2/1921; 9/2/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH  

Next of Kin: John De Celle, father, 6805 Bayliss Ave., Cleveland, OH  

Additional Information: Edwin L. De Celle appears to have been an only child; the 1900 Census showed that there had been 2 children with one surviving; Father: John N. De Celle (1859-1924), born New York of French Canadian ancestry, occupation Shipping Clerk Tackworks and Assistant Superintendent Tackworks; Mother: Catherine "Kate" Kane De Celle (1864-1932), born New York of Irish ancestry