Frank J. Burke
(1895-1918)
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Corporal Frank J. Burke carrying a monkey
Ohio Bridge Monument, Eine (Oudenaarde), Belgium
St. Philomena Church, Cleveland, OH
Frank J. Burke
[We are grateful to the volunteer contributor who clarified the identity of this soldier, who was erroneously recorded as E. Burke in the List of Liberty Row Names.]
*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: 8/7/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 8/7/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1681 Carlyon Rd., East Cleveland, OH
Demographics: Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; draft registration not found which would have contained additional demographic information
Appearance: see photo at left
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 6/16/1917; rank Corporal
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 6/16/1917; rank Corporal
Service Number: 1537763
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action: [Co A 112th Engineers was part of the 37th Infantry Division known as the "Buckeyes," composed of engineers from Ohio who built roads and performed other vital logistical tasks. In 1929, the State of Ohio completed construction of the Ohio Bridge (Ohiobrug) Monument at Oudenaarde, Belgium, as a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Scheldt and the heroism of the "Buckeye" soldiers, who fought and died crossing the Scheldt River. The bridge was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt in 1954-1955. See photo on the left and article below on this page. The article mentions Corporal Frank J. Burke.]
Death: December 3, 1918 at age 23; cause of death Influenza
Death: December 3, 1918 at age 23; cause of death Influenza
Burial: 12/3/1918 and 9/22/1920 buried in 2 locations at Terlincthun British Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France; 10/2/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France on 10/2/1920; 11/14/1920 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 12/15/1920; 1/2/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 1/3/1921 to the care of Mrs. Mary Burke, mother, 1681 Carlyon Rd., Cleveland, OH and received by Joseph H. Burke [brother].
Burial: 12/3/1918 and 9/22/1920 buried in 2 locations at Terlincthun British Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France; 10/2/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France on 10/2/1920; 11/14/1920 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 12/15/1920; 1/2/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 1/3/1921 to the care of Mrs. Mary Burke, mother, 1681 Carlyon Rd., Cleveland, OH and received by Joseph H. Burke [brother].
After services at St. Philomena Church, 13824 Euclid Ave., final burial was at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH at same cemetery where father was buried in 1912 and mother would be buried later [no grave location or gravestone photograph on cemetery website]
After services at St. Philomena Church, 13824 Euclid Ave., final burial was at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH at same cemetery where father was buried in 1912 and mother would be buried later [no grave location or gravestone photograph on cemetery website]
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Burke, mother, 1681 Carlyon Rd., East Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Burke, mother, 1681 Carlyon Rd., East Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: John W. Burke (1857-1912), born Ohio of Irish ancestry, occupation Foreman at Iron Foundry, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH, died before his son enlisted in WWI; Mother: Mary McCormick Burke (1858-1939), born Ohio of Irish ancestry, per 1910 Census had 7 children of whom 4 were living, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: John Grover Burke (1883-1945); Joseph H. Burke (1889-1948); Mary A. Burke. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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