Morris Goldstane
(1885-1919)
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HMAT Ascanius (deployment ship)
USS Gypsum Queen (ship on which Goldstane died)
USS Gypsum Queen (ship on which Goldstane died)
Excerpt from U. S. Navy Casualty Book
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Gravestone, Private or Corporal Morris Goldstane, Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, Brooklyn, Ohio
Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, Brooklyn, OH
Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, Brooklyn, OH
Morris Goldstane [aka Goldstein]
[Scant records found. The Hebrew first name on the gravestone is Moshe.]
*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: 4/25/1884, New York, NY
Birth: 4/25/1884, New York, NY
Address: 8233 Central Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: Caucasian; religion Jewish; Hebrew inscription on his gravestone begins with the words, "My dear husband," but no marriage information was found
Appearance:
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlistment date 7/22/1918; rank Private or Corporal
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: enlistment date 7/22/1918; rank Private or Corporal
Service Number: 4121327
Deployment: 9/23/1918 from New York aboard HMAT Ascanius
Action: It is unclear why he was honorably discharged on 3/27/1919 and still serving on the USS Gypsum when it sank one month later.
Death: April 28, 1919 at age 34; cause of death Drowning. [He died during the sinking of the USS Gypsum Queen after the ship, which was returning from rendering assistance to minesweepers, hit a rock and its boiler exploded near the Armen Light House off of Brest, France [see description and list of casualties at left]
Death: April 28, 1919 at age 34; cause of death Drowning. [He died during the sinking of the USS Gypsum Queen after the ship, which was returning from rendering assistance to minesweepers, hit a rock and its boiler exploded near the Armen Light House off of Brest, France [see description and list of casualties at left]
Burial: Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, 3740 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn, Ohio, Section 1 Row 4 Grave 3 [a historic Jewish burial ground]. [The Hebrew inscription on his gravestone begins with the words, "My dear husband," then refers to his death in the sinking of a warship along with other military personnel.]
Burial: Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, 3740 Ridge Rd., Brooklyn, Ohio, Section 1 Row 4 Grave 3 [a historic Jewish burial ground]. [The Hebrew inscription on his gravestone begins with the words, "My dear husband," then refers to his death in the sinking of a warship along with other military personnel.]
Next of Kin: Samuel Goldstein, father, 7922 Golden Ave., Cleveland, OH, about whom no additional information was found
Additional Information: No information found about parents, siblings, or spouse
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