William G. Clarkson
(1896-1919)
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Private First Class William G. Clarkson, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private First Class William G. Clarkson, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
War and Conflict World War I. (1914-1918) Belgium. pic: September 1917. British ammunition wagons moving up to the front along the Ypres-Menin road.
War and Conflict World War I. (1914-1918) Belgium. pic: September 1917. British ammunition wagons moving up to the front along the Ypres-Menin road.
William G. Clarkson
*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: 4/20/1896, Warrensville, Ohio
Birth: 4/20/1896, Warrensville, Ohio
Address: RFD South Euclid, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Farmer
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 12/6/1917; Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 12/6/1917; Private First Class
Service Number: 1956799
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action: [The ammunition train units performed the dangerous, logistical duties of transporting ammunition from railheads to the front lines via trucks or horse-drawn wagons.]
Death: January 13, 1919 at age 22 in Germany; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Death: January 13, 1919 at age 22 in Germany; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: 1/14/1919 buried at American Cemetery, Coblenz, Prussia; 6/15/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 6/22/1920; 7/3/1920 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Princess Matoika arriving Hoboken 7/21/1920; 8/10/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA; final burial 8/17/1920 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 18 Grave 255
Burial: 1/14/1919 buried at American Cemetery, Coblenz, Prussia; 6/15/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 6/22/1920; 7/3/1920 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Princess Matoika arriving Hoboken 7/21/1920; 8/10/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA; final burial 8/17/1920 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 18 Grave 255
Next of Kin: Mrs. Alice Hill Clarkson, mother, RFD South Euclid, OH
Additional Information: Father: Thomas M. Clarkson (1862-1933), born Toledo, OH, married 1888, occupation Farmer, buried Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Chagrin Falls, OH; Mother: Alice M. Hills Clarkson (1864-1940), born Orange, OH, married 1888, buried Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Chagrin Falls, OH; Siblings: Minnie Marie Clarkson Green (1889-1959); Agnes Frances Clarkson (1891-1946); Mabel Frederick Clarkson (1910-?). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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