Mike Kofron
(1896-1918)
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Mike (aka Mathias, Michael) Kofron (also spelled Kafron)
Mike (aka Mathias, Michael) Kofron (also spelled Kafron)
Birth: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation per 1914 and 1915 Cleveland City Directories: Laborer; draft card registration not found for additional information
Appearance: not known, as draft card registration not found
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917; Private First Class
Service Number: 106248
Deployment: 6/14/1917 from New York aboard SS Tenadores
Action: Co M 28 Inf to--; Co B 3 Brig MG Bn to death. Pvt; Pvt 1cl Feb 1/18; Defensive Sector. AEF June 12/17 to death. Cited in GO 1 Div dated Jan 1/20.
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Bonvillers, Oise, France; 1/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for shipment to the U.S. with arrival Calais, France 2/13/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme with arrival Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH with arrival Cleveland 3/30/1921 to the care of V. J. Vacha Undertakers, 5408 Hamm Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial April 2, 1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave, Cleveland, OH, Lot 252 Section 9 Grave 1, the same gravesite as that of his parents in years following
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Bonvillers, Oise, France; 1/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for shipment to the U.S. with arrival Calais, France 2/13/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme with arrival Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH with arrival Cleveland 3/30/1921 to the care of V. J. Vacha Undertakers, 5408 Hamm Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial April 2, 1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave, Cleveland, OH, Lot 252 Section 9 Grave 1, the same gravesite as that of his parents in years following
Next of Kin: Joseph Kofron, father, 3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Joseph Kofron, father, 3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Joseph Kofron (1867-1929), born Czechia (Austria-Bohemia), occupation Laborer, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside his son Private First Class Mike Kofron (see above); Mother: Anastasia "Stella" Basta Kofron (1868-1941), born Czechia (Austria-Bohemia), had at least 7 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside her son Private First Class Mike Kofron (see above); Siblings: Mary Kofron Hach (1893-1960); Joseph Kofron (1898-1986); George J. Kofron (1904-1966); Stella Kofron Benic (1906-1980); Edward Kofron; Fred J. Kofron (1909-1965); John?; sibling list may be incomplete
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