John Henry Harris
(1891-1918)
Polsky’s Department Store, Akron, OH
Private John Henry Harris, signature on WWI draft registration
RMS Carmania
John Henry Harris
*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.
Address: 9114 Shipherd Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 27 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; religion Jewish; declarant for citizenship; occupation Department Manager at The Polsky Co., Akron, OH [A. Polsky Co. was a four-story department store founded in 1885 as a dry goods store by Abraham Polsky and Sam Myers, beloved for its Christmas decorations, closed 1978, and now an office and classroom building on the campus of University of Akron]
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair brown as noted on draft registration; height 5'7" and scars on right hand as noted on Naturalization Petition
Service Number: 3488667
Deployment: 7/22/1918 from New York, NY aboard RMS Carmania
Action:
Next of Kin: Mrs. Sidney Weise [sic- Weiss], sister, 1158 E. 102nd St., Suite 3, Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: born in England, no additional information found; Mother: Rose Licker Harris (1865-1918), born England, died at age 52-53, buried Glenville Jewish Cemetery, Cleveland, OH in same section and row as Private John Henry Harris; Siblings: Hattie; Pauline (1888-1971); Raymond H. Harris (1893-1962); Minnie Harris Weiss (1898-1977)