Joseph Charwatt
(1889-1918)
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Private First Class Joseph Charwatt, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Karmala
Gravestone, Private First Class Joseph Charwatt, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France [buried under a Latin Cross even though his WWI burial card noted, "certified Jewish"]
Gravestone, Private First Class Joseph Charwatt, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France [buried under a Latin Cross even though his WWI burial card noted, "certified Jewish"]
Name inscribed on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota
All Veterans Memorial, Bismarck, ND
Joseph Charwatt
*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: 11/26/1889, Czechia-Bohemia
Birth: 11/26/1889, Czechia-Bohemia
Address: Williston, North Dakota [sister lived in Cleveland, Ohio]
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration in Williston, ND; single; Caucasian; Religion: Jewish; declarant for citizenship; occupation Butcher at [?illegible] Meat Market, Williston, ND; entered service from North Dakota, but had sister in Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair light
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 2/23/1918; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 2/23/1918; Private First Class
Service Number: 2154365
Deployment: 4/25/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Karmala
Action:
Death: October 15, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28 at Sommerance, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: October 15, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28 at Sommerance, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: buried locally after death in Ardennes, France; 4/30/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot B Row 24 Grave 4
Burial: buried locally after death in Ardennes, France; 4/30/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot B Row 24 Grave 4
Next of Kin: Miss Ross Charwatt, sister, 3559 129th St. and 10718 Grandview Ave., Cleveland, Ohio [no additional information found about his sister]
Additional Information: WWI burial card listed Private First Class Joseph Charwatt as "certified Jewish," although he is buried under a Latin cross in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Lorraine, France. [Many American soldiers were mistakenly buried under crosses instead of Stars of David.] PrivateFirst Class Joseph Charwatt's name is inscribed on the All Veterans Memorial at the State Capitol at Bismarck, North Dakota.
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