Paul C. Dunham
(1890-1918)
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Photograph of Assistant Engineer Paul C. Dunham on his Seaman’s Certificate of American Citizenship
Assistant Engineer Paul C. Dunham, Signature on Seaman’s Certificate of Citizenship
Gravestone, erected after burial at sea, Assistant Engineer Paul C. Dunham, Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, Morrow County, OH
Paul C. Dunham
*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: 6/6/1890, born ______________
Birth: 6/6/1890, born ______________
Address: _______________
Demographics: Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation 1910 at age 19 Shoe Salesman and beginning 12/1/1917 Marine Engineer
Appearance: Height 5'10," Weight 166, Eyes blue, Hair black. He was noted to have a scar on his left forearm, a tatoo of an eagle on his left arm, and tatoos of an anchor and hope, faith and charity on his right arm.
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 9/28/1917; rank Second or Third Assistant Marine Engineer
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 9/28/1917; rank Second or Third Assistant Marine Engineer
Service Number: 1724054
Deployment: Exact deployment date not found. On 3/19/1918, Paul C. Dunham applied for a Seaman's Certificate of American Citizenship in anticipation of his stated shipping as an Engineer on SS Amphion. He attested to having graduated from the Free Government Marine Engineering School and declared that his occupation of Marine Engineer had begun on 12/1/1917.
Action: Second or Third Assistant Engineer on USS Lake Edon,
U.S. Army Transport Service, which was transporting coal from Wales
Death: August 21, 1918 at age 28; cause of death Lost at Sea. On 8/21/1918, SS Lake Edon was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-107 in Bristol Channel ~6 miles SE of Trevose Head and ~4 miles north by east of Newquay, Cornwall, England. Sixteen lives were lost. The Lake Edon was built in 1918 by the American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH. The name of the ship was derived from Edon, Ohio, a small village in Williams County. It was customary at that time for ships to be named after small towns with the word "Lake" preceding the name.
Death: August 21, 1918 at age 28; cause of death Lost at Sea. On 8/21/1918, SS Lake Edon was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-107 in Bristol Channel ~6 miles SE of Trevose Head and ~4 miles north by east of Newquay, Cornwall, England. Sixteen lives were lost. The Lake Edon was built in 1918 by the American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, OH. The name of the ship was derived from Edon, Ohio, a small village in Williams County. It was customary at that time for ships to be named after small towns with the word "Lake" preceding the name.
Burial: Buried at sea. Gravestone erected at Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, Morrow County, OH, Lot 1 Section 3 alongside parents
Burial: Buried at sea. Gravestone erected at Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, Morrow County, OH, Lot 1 Section 3 alongside parents
Next of Kin: not recorded as such
Additional Information: Father: Chauncy Clark Dunham (1859-1903), born Olive Green, OH, married 1888, occupation Physician, died at age 44 [his father died age 36], buried Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, OH; Mother: Orra Olive Long Dunham White (1869-1942), born Cardington, OH, married 1888, occupation Public School Junior High Teacher, remarried 1919 to George White, a metal worker born in England, buried Fulton Cemetery, Fulton, OH; Siblings: Heber Clark Dunham (1893-1944), who had a son named Paul Heber Dunham (1923-2007), which reunited the brothers Paul and Heber in the name of their offspring.
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