James Patrick Flanagan
(1894-1918)
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Sister's house at 14805 Hale Ave, Collinwood, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private James Patrick Flanagan, Arlington National Cemetery
James Patrick Flanagan
*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: 9/15/1894, New York, NY
Birth: 9/15/1894, New York, NY
Address: no draft registration found and no address recorded on other military records; sister's address 14805 Hail [sic - presumably Hale] Ave., Collinwood, Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: no draft registration found, which would have contained additional demographic information; Caucasian
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 12/27/1916; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 12/27/1916; rank Private
Service Number: 305046
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: Wounded in Action on September 15, 1918, his 24th birthday; Died of Wounds the next day, September 16, 1918 at age 24
Death: Wounded in Action on September 15, 1918, his 24th birthday; Died of Wounds the next day, September 16, 1918 at age 24
Burial: 9/16/1918 buried at French Communal Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 4/19/1919 remains disterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 4/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to US arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/5/1921; 5/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 6/6/1921; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Washington, DC arriving 6/24/1921 to the care of Asa Irwin, Capt. QMC; final burial in June, 1921 at Arlington National Cemetery, European Site, Section 18, Grave 2231
Burial: 9/16/1918 buried at French Communal Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 4/19/1919 remains disterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France; 4/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to US arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/5/1921; 5/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 6/6/1921; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Washington, DC arriving 6/24/1921 to the care of Asa Irwin, Capt. QMC; final burial in June, 1921 at Arlington National Cemetery, European Site, Section 18, Grave 2231
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Smithhisler, sister, 14805 Hail [sic - presumably Hale] Ave., Collinwood, Cleveland, OH [see below information]
Additional Information: No information found about Private James Patrick Flanagan's parents. His sister Mary Flanagan Smithhisler was married in 1911 and had at least 7 children, per the 1930 Census. One of her children was Francis James "Frank" Smithhisler (1921-1987), whose middle name, James, may have been given in memory of Private James Patrick Flanagan. Mary Katherine Flannigan [alternate spelling of Flanagan on gravestone] Smithhisler (1891-1967) was buried at All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, OH.
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