Paul J. Licurs 

Paul J. Licurs 

[Surname is presumably misspelled on the plaque. Based on our research, the correct surname is Licurs, but future research may reveal otherwise.]

Birth: 2/24/1894, Santa di Magliano, Italy  

Address: 2192 Cornell Rd., Cleveland, Ohio

Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; married; Caucasian; occupation Machinist, Cleveland Automatic Machine Co., Cleveland, OH [manufacturer of  machine tools during the period 1890-1930, considered to be the golden age of machine tooling in Cleveland and the midwest, fueled in part by the rise of the automotive industry]; citizenship status alien

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 3/28/1918; Private

Service Number: 2426746

Deployment: 6/12/1918 from New York aboard RMS Carmania 

Action: 21 Co Bn 158 Dep Brig to Apr 25/18; Co M 329 Inf to July 25/18; Co G 101 Inf to discharge; Wounded in Action 10/24/1918; Private St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Honorable Discharge 2/19/1919; 10% disabled

Civilian Death: 1/17/1983 

Burial: All Souls Cemetery, 10366 Chardon Rd., Chardon, OH; Sec. 23 Crucifixion Mausoleum Aisle Crucifixion Crypt 6 Level A

Additional Information: surname probably misspelled on plaque, as no World War I records were found for a Paul J. Luchrs; it is not clear why Paul J. Licurs would have received a plaque on Liberty Row when he was wounded in action and honorably discharged, not killed; emigrated from Italy 1913; Wife: Frances D'Amico; Daughters: Angela Rose Benedetti (1922-2015) and Mary; Sons: Paul, Jr., and twins Michael and David who were born and died in 1926 and were buried next to their parents; Paul's father and mother were living in Italy at time of enlistment