Henry August Humboldt
(1893-1918)
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Henry August Humboldt
Henry August Humboldt
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Henry August Humboldt
Henry August Humboldt
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Ward's Bakery, Cleveland, OH
Photo Credit: Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery
1911 Ad for Ward's Bakery
Photo Credit: Brownstoner.com
SS Port Dennison
Henry August Humboldt
Henry August Humboldt
Birth: 12/1/1893, Cleveland, OH
Birth: 12/1/1893, Cleveland, OH
Address: 6907 Lawnview Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; claimed draft exemption in order to support his mother; occupation Salesman at Ward Baking Co. (founded in 1849 in New York City and expanded to several midwest locations, known for Ward's Tip-Top bread), 1500 Superior St., Cleveland, OH; per 1910 Census he was employed at age 16 as a Clerk at a Grocery Store
Appearance: Height medium, Build stout, Eyes brown, Hair dark
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private
Service Number: 2431205
Deployment: 6/6/1918 from Brooklyn, NY aboard SS Port Dennison
Action: 158 Dep Brig to May 2/18; Co A 329 Inf to July 30/18; Co G 102 Inf to death. Pvt. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF June 6/18 to death.
Death: October 23, 1918 (less than one month in the Argonne Forest at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 23, 1918 (less than one month in the Argonne Forest at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; 6/16/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France; 7/26/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 8/12/1921; 9/1/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cantigny arriving Hoboken 9/13/1921; 9/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland arriving 9/23/1921 to the care of Mrs. Wilhelmina Humboldt, mother, 6907 Lawnview Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial 9/28/1921 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 81 Lot 133 Grave 1 N. Line, after a military funeral at the family residence
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; 6/16/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France; 7/26/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 8/12/1921; 9/1/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cantigny arriving Hoboken 9/13/1921; 9/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland arriving 9/23/1921 to the care of Mrs. Wilhelmina Humboldt, mother, 6907 Lawnview Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial 9/28/1921 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 81 Lot 133 Grave 1 N. Line, after a military funeral at the family residence
Next of Kin: Mrs. William Humboldt, mother, 6907 Lawnview Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. William Humboldt, mother, 6907 Lawnview Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Heinrich Henry Humboldt (1857-1908), born Germany, emigrated 1884, occupation Stonemason; Mother: Wilhelmina Tillie Nehls Humboldt (1853-1934), born Germany, emigrated 1884; Siblings: Paul Humboldt (1882-1949) who named a son Ralph Henry and a daughter Gertrude, presumably after his deceased siblings; Martha E. Humboldt Crile (1884-1958); Emma Humboldt Mitchell (1887-1975); Gertrude Humboldt (1891-1894) died at age 3; Arthur A. Humboldt (1897-1952). Parents and several siblings are buried at Woodland Cemetery alongside Private Henry A. Humboldt.
Gravestone, Private Henry August Humboldt, Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private Henry August Humboldt, Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
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