Thomas James Mitchell

Birth: 10/14/1895, Barnhill, Ohio

Address: 7106 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; claimed mother, father, 2 brothers and a sister as dependents; occupation Sheet Metal Worker at A.H. [or W.H.] Robinson Co., 5015 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH; per the 1910 Census, at age 14, his occupation was "news boy on the street" 

Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair brown

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/25/1918; Private

Service Number: 2658000

Deployment: 7/22/1918 from New York aboard SS Neleus

Action: 14 Co 2 Inf Repl Regt Cp Gordon Ga to July 12/18; 16 Co July Aut Repl Draft Cp Gordon Ga to Aug 27/18; Co E 23 Inf to death. Pvt. St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF July 22/18 to death. 

Death: Private Thomas James Mitchell died on October 14, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] on his birthday at age 23; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action

Burial: 10/15/1918 buried at Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Paris, France, where there is a panoramic view of Paris from the cemetery, which is located high on the slopes of Mont Valerien. He rested there until 8/30/1921 when his remains were disinterred and prepared for return to the U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 9/13/1921; 9/20/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 10/3/1921; 10/19/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to New Philadelphia, OH arriving 10/22/1921 to the care of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, father, 319 E. Front St., New Philadelphia, OH; final burial at East Avenue Cemetery, 1520 Delaware Drive, New Philadelphia, OH, Section 2 Lot 61 (findagrave.com site: "No marker found.") 

Next of Kin: Joseph Mitchell, father, 214 (listed elsewhere as 319) E. Front St., New Philadelphia, OH 

Additional Information: 

Thomas James Mitchell may have moved to Cleveland for work, as it appears his family lived continuously in New Philadelphia, Ohio or environs. He died on his birthday.

Father: Joseph W. Mitchell (1864-1944), born Canada, emigrated 1866, occupation Coal Miner, buried at East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, OH alongside his wife and son Private Thomas J. Mitchell; Mother: Katherine "Kate" Thomas Mitchell (1868-1959), born Wales, emigrated 1871, had at least 5 children, buried at East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, OH alongside her husband and son Private Thomas James Mitchell; Siblings: John Mitchell; Susan Jane Mitchell Kinsey (1904-1982) Howard Pearson Mitchell (1909-1989); Donald E. Mitchell (1912-1976)