John Jilek
(1890-1918)
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Private John Jilek
Private John Jilek
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
SS City of Glasgow
Gravestone, Private First Class John Jilek, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France
Gravestone, Private First Class John Jilek, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France
Parents' gravestone at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
John Jilek [aka Jan]
John Jilek [aka Jan]
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
Birth: 10/29/1890, Beroun, Okres Beroun, Central Bohemia, Czechia (Czech Republic)
Address: 3529 E. 103rd St., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; declarant for citizenship; occupation Coremaker at Central Brass Co., Cleveland, OH [founded 1895, makers of solid cast brass faucets and fixtures for the plumbing industry]; occupation Wire Drawer as per 1916 Cleveland City Directory; emigrated via Baltimore, MD in 1907 at age 17 with stated occupation Locksmith with plans to meet his brother, Karel (Charles) Jilek, in Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height short [height 5 feet on immigration ship manifest], Build slender, Eyes brown, Hair light brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private First Class
Service Number: 2432336
Deployment: 6/13/1918 from Philadelphia, PA aboard SS City of Glasgow
Action: 11 Co 3 Bn 158 Dep Brig to May 8/18; Hq 308 TM Bn [Trench Mortar Battery] to death. Pvt Apr 28/18; Pvt 1cl Oct 1/18. Meuse-Argonne. AEF June 13/18 to Oct 25/18.
Death: October 29, 1918 (less than two weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918 at age 27; cause of death Died of Wounds
Death: October 29, 1918 (less than two weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918 at age 27; cause of death Died of Wounds
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; reburied Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France, Plot F Row 15 Grave 26
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; reburied Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France, Plot F Row 15 Grave 26
Next of Kin: Joseph Jilek, father, 3529 E. 103rd St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Joseph Jilek, father, 3529 E. 103rd St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Josef (aka Joseph) Jilek (1860-1935), born Czechia [Czech Republic], emigrated 1910, occupation Laborer Electrical Shop, citizenship status alien, did not appear to have been naturalized; Mother: Marie (aka Mary) Simanek or Shimacek Jilek (1857-1934), born Czechia [Czech Republic], emigrated 1910, citizenship status alien, did not appear to have been naturalized; Siblings: possibly 2 brothers, Charles (aka Karel) Jilek (1880-?) and Fred Jilek (1896-1956). Both brothers served in WWI and were honorably discharged. Both parents were entombed in a mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH
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