Charles David Crangle
(1894-1918)
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Private Charles David Crangle, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Leviathan
Gravestone, Private Charles David Crangle, Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Mother of Private Charles David Crangle
Sibling List
Charles David Crangle
[Private Charles David Crangle was a recipient of the French Croix de Guerre with Palm, one of France's most prestigious awards for extraordinary bravery and heroism in combat.]
*No Plaque located
*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: 3/30/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 3/30/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1780 W. 50th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Clerk at Cleveland & Buffalo Transit at E. 9th St. pier; on draft registration reported that mother and father were partial dependents
Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes grey, Hair dark brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 7/25/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 7/25/1917; Private
Service Number: 1543391
Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan
Action: [He served in the Medical Corps 145th Infantry, a dangerous assignment that involved performing first-aid, triage, and evacuation of the wounded under heavy artillery fire.]
Death: November 1, 1918 [10 days before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24 at Olsene, Belgium; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: November 1, 1918 [10 days before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24 at Olsene, Belgium; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: 11/1/1918 buried after death in an isolated grave at Olsene, Belgium; 6/7/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at the American Military Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium; 3/22/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 3/26/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 5/12/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 5/13/1921 to the care of Mr. William H. Crangle, father, 1780 W. 50th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial 5/17/1921 at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 198 Section 3 Grave 1, after funeral services at Riverside Chapel; buried alongside parents who died later
Burial: 11/1/1918 buried after death in an isolated grave at Olsene, Belgium; 6/7/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at the American Military Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium; 3/22/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 3/26/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 5/12/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 5/13/1921 to the care of Mr. William H. Crangle, father, 1780 W. 50th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial 5/17/1921 at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 198 Section 3 Grave 1, after funeral services at Riverside Chapel; buried alongside parents who died later
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary A. Crangle, mother, 1780 W. 50th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary A. Crangle, mother, 1780 W. 50th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: William Henry Crangle Sr. (1860-1924), born Cleveland, OH, married 1891, occupations included Wholesale Fish Dealer, Captain Fishing Tug, and Calker, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Mary Ann Cahill Crangle (1858-1923), born Galt, Ontario, Canada, first marriage produced 4 children, second marriage in 1891 to William Henry Crangle Sr. produced 7 children, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left, which does not include Private Charles David Crangle's four half-siblings from his mother's first marriage and may be incomplete. Brother William Henry Crangle Jr. also served in WWI and was honorably discharged on 6/10/1919.
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