Otto Brunst
(1890-1918)
Embedded Files
Ferro Machine & Foundry, Cleveland, OH
Otto Brunst, signature on WWI draft registration
HMHS Nevasa
Gravestone, Private Otto Brunst, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Otto Brunst sibling list [may be incomplete]
Otto Brunst
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 9/20/1890, Pomerania, Germany [noted elsewhere as Powiatkartuski, Pomorskie, Poland]
Birth: 9/20/1890, Pomerania, Germany [noted elsewhere as Powiatkartuski, Pomorskie, Poland]
Address: 9630 Stoughton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; naturalized citizen; occupation Machine Operator at Ferro Machine & Foundry at Hubbard and 66th Sts., Cleveland, OH [founded 1900 as manufacturers of iron castings for automotive and marine engines and products]; on draft registration, claimed mother and father as dependents
Appearance: Height 5'11", Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair auburn
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917, 5/26/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917, 5/26/1918; Private
Service Number: 2660808
Deployment: 7/22/1918 from Brooklyn, NY aboard HMHS Nevasa
Action:
Death: October 8, 1918 (one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28 at Fleville, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 8, 1918 (one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28 at Fleville, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally in Ardennes, France; remains appear to have been disinterred and reburied several times before final burial on 11/2/1921 at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot A Row 44 Grave 1
Burial: buried locally in Ardennes, France; remains appear to have been disinterred and reburied several times before final burial on 11/2/1921 at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot A Row 44 Grave 1
Next of Kin: Mrs. Pauline Radde Brunst, mother, 9630 Stoughton Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Pauline Radde Brunst, mother, 9630 Stoughton Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private Otto Brunst appears to have been the oldest child in his family. Three of his brothers, Theodore, Herman and Emil, also served in WWI and were honorably discharged.
Father: Theodore Brunst (1866-1947), born Germany, emigrated ~1895, occupations included Laborer at a Foundry and Watchman at a Foundry, buried Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, OH; Mother: Pauline Radde Brunst (1861-1933), born Germany, emigrated ~1895, had at least 9 children, buried Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, OH; Siblings: Anna; Herman; Pauline; Emil; Lillian; Theodore; Ernest; George. Sibling list at left may be incomplete.
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