Michael Faehnrich
(1894-1918)
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Private Michael Faehnrich, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Grampian
St. Michael's Church, Cleveland, OH
St. Michael's Church, Cleveland, OH
Akron Beacon Journal, June 18, 1919
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Gravestone, Private Michael Faehnrich and brother Private George Faehnrich, Saint Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Sibling List
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Michael Faehnrich
[Private Michael Faehnrich was the younger of two brothers who served and died in World War I. [See George Faehnrich.] The brothers registered for the draft and enlisted on the same day as each other, both trained at Camp Gordon, Georgia, deployed to Europe one day apart, and were killed in France 22 days apart. Their remains were sent home six months apart, first Michael's and then his older brother George's. They share a 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: 1/28/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 1/28/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 2265 W. 10th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Oiler at American Steel & Wire Co., Central Furnace, Cleveland, OH [Founded in 1857, American Steel and Wire eventually became a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. It produced the first American-made telegraph wire, piano wire and continuous rod rolling mill, among other products. The Newburgh Works, where Private Steve Jackowski worked was one of their production facilities.]
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair light
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/23/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/23/1918; Private
Service Number: 2657324
Deployment: 7/21/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Grampian
Action:
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 at St. Souplet, France [as inscribed on his gravestone]; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 at St. Souplet, France [as inscribed on his gravestone]; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death at St. Souplet British Military Cemetery, St. Souplet, Nord, France; 2/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/24/1921; 3/21/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 4/3/1921; 4/15/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 4/17/1921 to the care of Martin and Emilia Faehnrich, father and mother, 2265 W. 10th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Saint Mary Cemetery at W. 41st and Clark, Cleveland, OH, Section D Row 1 So. Main Aisle Grave 23, alongside his brother Private George Faehnrich and other family members
Burial: buried locally after death at St. Souplet British Military Cemetery, St. Souplet, Nord, France; 2/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/24/1921; 3/21/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 4/3/1921; 4/15/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 4/17/1921 to the care of Martin and Emilia Faehnrich, father and mother, 2265 W. 10th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial at Saint Mary Cemetery at W. 41st and Clark, Cleveland, OH, Section D Row 1 So. Main Aisle Grave 23, alongside his brother Private George Faehnrich and other family members
Next of Kin: Albert Faehnrich, brother, 2265 W. 10th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Martin Faehnrich (1845-1931), born Germany, emigrated ~1882, occupation Carpenter (Houses), buried Saint Mary Cemetery alongside his two sons who died in WWI and other family members; Mother: Emelia "Emma" Stamm Faehnrich (1851-1939), born Germany, emigrated ~1882, had at least 9 children, buried Saint Mary Cemetery alongside her two sons who died in WWI and other family members; Siblings: See Sibling list at left. Sibling list may be incomplete.
American Steel and Wire Company, Cleveland, OH
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