Joseph Albert Edelin
(1887-1938)
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USS America
Gravestone, Private/Corporal Joseph Albert Edelin, U. S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Parents’ gravestone, St. Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Joseph Albert Edelin
[It is not clear why this soldier was memorialized on Liberty Row, as he did not die in WWI. Further research may clarify his military history, including that of being a prisoner of war, and the circumstances of his death and burial.]
*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: 4/7/1887, Ohio
Birth: 4/7/1887, Ohio
Address: family residences included 79 Willet St. and 2208 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: occupation Tailor per 1910 Census
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlisted 6/17/1914 at age 27; rank listed as Private First Class and Corporal [the latter rank on his gravestone]
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlisted 6/17/1914 at age 27; rank listed as Private First Class and Corporal [the latter rank on his gravestone]
Service Number: 541146 and R-541146, the R indicating that he may have re-enlisted after WWI
Deployment: 4/6/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard USS America
Action: [He was a POW. After WWI, he may have served at Ft. Davis, Canal Zone.]
Death: April 15, 1938 at the United States Soldiers' Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Death: April 15, 1938 at the United States Soldiers' Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Burial: April 20, 1938 at the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, 21 Harewood Rd., NW, Washington, D.C., Section 5 Grave 9934
Burial: April 20, 1938 at the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, 21 Harewood Rd., NW, Washington, D.C., Section 5 Grave 9934
Next of Kin: Mrs. Katherina Schmiedl, sister, 2200 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Michael Edelin (1839-1915), born Hungary, occupations Laborer and Woodworker, buried St. Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Helena Edelin (1842-1908), born Hungary, emigrated ~1882, buried St. Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Mathias J. Edelin (1875-1911); Mary Edelin Schilofsky (1864-1918); Katherina Edelin Schmiedl (1869-1935). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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