Joseph Patrick Cleary
(1894-1918)
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Private Joseph Patrick Cleary signature on WWI draft registration
Private Joseph Patrick Cleary's siblings
Gravestone, Private Joseph Patrick Cleary, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Joseph Patrick Cleary [aka Patrick Joseph Cleary as recorded on gravestone]
*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: 3/2/1894, Lakewood [Cleveland], Ohio
Birth: 3/2/1894, Lakewood [Cleveland], Ohio
Address: 1300 W. 80th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation at draft registration Paver for the City of Cleveland; occupation in 1910 at age 16 Helper at Nut Factory; occupation in 1912 Machine Operator
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/1/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/1/1918; Private
Service Number: 2428948
Deployment: no deployment record found
Action:
Death: October 12, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24 at Meuse, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 12, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 24 at Meuse, Champagne-Ardenne, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: [WWI Burial Card not found which would have contained information about temporary burial in France after death]; final burial 10/18/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 785 Grave 8 alongside his parents and several siblings buried later
Burial: [WWI Burial Card not found which would have contained information about temporary burial in France after death]; final burial 10/18/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 3 Lot 785 Grave 8 alongside his parents and several siblings buried later
Next of Kin: Mrs. Bridget Cleary, mother, 1300 W. 80th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Parents could not read or write, per 1900 and 1910 Censuses.
Father: James Cleary (1859-1935), born Ireland, emigrated ~1882, occupation Laborer, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Bridget Masterson Cleary (1865-1922), born Ireland, emigrated ~1879, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: see list at left. Sister Rose M. Cleary Forrest had sons named John Joseph Forrest (1921-1993) and Patrick Gilbert Forrest (1928-1929), both presumably named after Private Joseph Patrick Cleary. Sister Mamie Cleary Collins had a son named Joseph Collins (1919-?), also presumably named after Private Joseph Patrick Cleary. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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