Berthold "Bert" L. Heller
(1889-1918)
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Private Berthold L. Heller, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private Berthold L. Heller, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Sibling List
St. Francis Catholic Church Fire, Cleveland, OH 1970
Berthold "Bert" L. Heller
*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: 2/2/1889, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 2/2/1889, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1234 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Fireman City of Cleveland at Engine House No. 1; claimed father as a dependent on draft registration; per 1910 Census occupatio
Appearance: Height tall, Build stout, Eyes blue, Hair dark
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/18/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/18/1917; Private
Service Number: no service number found
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: January 31, 1918 at age 28 at 4:20 pm at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Septicemia. His Calvary Grave Registration Card noted, "Shipped from base hospital at Camp Sherman. The first Cleveland selective service [sic] to die in Camp Sherman."
Death: January 31, 1918 at age 28 at 4:20 pm at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Septicemia. His Calvary Grave Registration Card noted, "Shipped from base hospital at Camp Sherman. The first Cleveland selective service [sic] to die in Camp Sherman."
Burial: 2/4/1918 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 722 Section 3 Grave 1, after a funeral at St. Francis Church, E. 71st St. & Superior
Burial: 2/4/1918 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 722 Section 3 Grave 1, after a funeral at St. Francis Church, E. 71st St. & Superior
Next of Kin: Leopold Heller, father, 1234 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Leopold Heller (1846-1924), born Germany, emigrated ~1883, married 1885, occupations included Railroad Car Repairer and Railroad Carpenter, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Rosa Hirschfeld Heller (1857-1903), born Germany, emigrated ~1882,married 1885, had at least 6 children, died at age 46 of typhoid fever, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See partial Sibling List at left. Brother Eugene was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army in WWI and named a son Berthold "Bert" John Heller; brother George was a Captain in the Cleveland Fire Department for many years and attended St. Francis Catholic School, a Roman Catholic parochial school that primarily served German immigrants. It is possible that Private Berthold Heller attended the same school.
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