Frank Demetrios Evangelin
(1892-1918)
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New York Central Railroad, Euclid, OH
Private Frank Demetrios Evangelin, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Plattsburg
Gravestone, Private Frank Demetrios Evangelin, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Frank Demetrios Evangelin
*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: 1/18/1892, Aliveri, a town in central Euboea (Evia), Greece, historically known for lignite mining in the late 1800's
Birth: 1/18/1892, Aliveri, a town in central Euboea (Evia), Greece, historically known for lignite mining in the late 1800's
Address: Euclid, Ohio [address given on draft registration]
Demographics: age 25 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; citizenship status: Alien; occupation Assistant Foreman at New York Central Railroad, Euclid, OH; claimed draft exemption due to his parents being dependents
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/27/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/27/1918; Private
Service Number: 2435814
Deployment: 6/12/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Plattsburg
Action:
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 26 at Flabas, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Died of Wounds. Per a notation on findagrave.com: "His unit was in action in the Bois de Moirey, west of Flabas, when he died of wounds."
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 26 at Flabas, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Died of Wounds. Per a notation on findagrave.com: "His unit was in action in the Bois de Moirey, west of Flabas, when he died of wounds."
Burial: 10/20/18 buried in a French Military Cemetery at Verdun-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France; 5/18/1921 remains disinterred and reburied at the same cemetery; 3/27/1922 final burial at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot H Row 12 Grave 15
Burial: 10/20/18 buried in a French Military Cemetery at Verdun-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France; 5/18/1921 remains disinterred and reburied at the same cemetery; 3/27/1922 final burial at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France, Plot H Row 12 Grave 15
Next of Kin: Sam Smith, friend, 2316 E. Ninth St., Cleveland, OH. Sam Smith (~1893-1963), born Greece, emigrated ~1909, 1920 Census showed him married and having a 2-year-old daughter named Angeline [perhaps named after Private Frank Demetrios Evangelin?], had several additional children, occupations in Cleveland included Retail Merchant Pool Room, Baker, and Proprietor Liquor Store, moved to California in later years
Additional Information: no information found about parents or family
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