Peter Derwinski
(1893-1919)
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Private First Class Peter Derwinski, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Susquehanna
Gravestone, Private First Class Peter Derwinski, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France
Peter Derwinski
*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: 8/2/1893, Merecz, Poland or Russia [now Merkine, Lithuania, Merecz in 1900 was a town of ~1,900 residents, the majority of whom were Jewish]
Birth: 8/2/1893, Merecz, Poland or Russia [now Merkine, Lithuania, Merecz in 1900 was a town of ~1,900 residents, the majority of whom were Jewish]
Address: 8203 Korman Ave., NE and 8311 Pulaski, Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; citizenship status alien; occupation Moulder Helper at City Brass Co., Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height 5'7," Weight 165 lbs., Eyes Blue, Hair light brown, one short finger on left hand noted on draft card
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/3/1917; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/3/1917; Private First Class
Service Number: 1529038
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Newport News, Virginia aboard SS Susquehanna
Action:
Death: January 26, 1919 at age 24; cause of death Died of Wounds
Death: January 26, 1919 at age 24; cause of death Died of Wounds
Burial: 1/27/1919 buried at American Cemetery, Mesves, Nievre, France; 6/24/1922 remains disinterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A Row 20 Grave 16
Burial: 1/27/1919 buried at American Cemetery, Mesves, Nievre, France; 6/24/1922 remains disinterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A Row 20 Grave 16
Next of Kin: Jim Derwinski, brother, 8203 Korman Ave., NE, Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Around the year 1920, there were several people with the name Derwinski living at the 2 above addresses: Zygmund, Constantine, Joseph and Josephine, about whom no additional information was found. Father: William Derwinski of Lithuania as per the WWI Burial Card of Private First Class Peter Derwinski.
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