John R. Diermeyer
(1896-1918)
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American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH
Private John R. Diermeyer, signature on WWI draft registration
USS Mercury
Gravestone with illegible inscription, Private John R. Diermeyer, Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
John R. Diermeyer
*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: 2/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 2/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 2150 W. 53rd St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Machinist at American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH [founded 1889 and was a major designer and builder of vessels for Great Lakes shipping]
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair red
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Service Number: 1945966
Deployment: 4/23/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard USS Mercury
Action:
Death: July 21, 1918 at age 22 in the Aisne-Marne offensive at Soissons, Department de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: July 21, 1918 at age 22 in the Aisne-Marne offensive at Soissons, Department de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death; 11/21/1918 remains disinterred and reburied at a cemetery in Ploisy, Aisne; 3/2/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 4/1/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 6/9/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland on 6/10/1921 to the care of C.L. Kaufman Undertakers, W. 25th St., corner of Meyer Ave.; final burial at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 3 Tier 1 Grave 09 after a military funeral
Burial: buried locally after death; 11/21/1918 remains disinterred and reburied at a cemetery in Ploisy, Aisne; 3/2/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 4/1/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 6/9/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland on 6/10/1921 to the care of C.L. Kaufman Undertakers, W. 25th St., corner of Meyer Ave.; final burial at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 3 Tier 1 Grave 09 after a military funeral
Next of Kin: Mrs. L. Haurin, sister, 3059 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private John R. Diermeyer's mother died when he was 5 years old.
Father: John R. Diermeyer, Sr. (1863-1924), born Ohio of German ancestry, occupation Boiler Maker at Iron Foundry, buried Monroe Street Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Louisa Diermeyer (1863-1901), born Ohio of Swiss ancestry, died in her thirties of Phthisis [tuberculosis], had 5 children, 3 of whom died after her by age 22, buried Monroe Street Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Wollie Marie Diermeyer Haurin (1885-1974); Harvey Diermeyer (1888-1908); Viola Diermeyer (1891-1909) who died at age 17 of a heart condition; Ruth E. Diermeyer Bettcher (1893-1992). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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