George John Hetzner
(1889-1918)
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Y.M.C.A., Youngstown, OH at draft registration
Corporal George John Hetzner, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Corporal George John Hetzner, Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
George John Hetzner
*No plaque located*
*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: 4/16/1889, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 4/16/1889, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: Y.M.C.A., Youngstown, OH at draft registration
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Physical Director at Y.M.C.A., Youngstown, OH; claimed exemption due to a dependent 8-year-old child [presumably his recently deceased sister's daughter, see sibling information below]; also requested exemption due to "Not until needed badly;" Cleveland City Directories showed previous occupations as Machinist and Electrician
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair "medium"
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 7/12/1917; Corporal
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 7/12/1917; Corporal
Service Number: 304197
Deployment: no deployment record found
Action:
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 29; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 29; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: 6/6/1918 buried after death at a French Civilian Cemetery American Plot, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France; 5/2/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/9/1921; 6/19/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 7/2/1921; 7/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 7/30/1921 to the care of Mr. John Hetzner, 1901 Denison Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 8/2/1921 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 311 Section 90 Grave S.E. Corner, alongside his parents who were buried later
Burial: 6/6/1918 buried after death at a French Civilian Cemetery American Plot, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France; 5/2/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/9/1921; 6/19/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 7/2/1921; 7/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 7/30/1921 to the care of Mr. John Hetzner, 1901 Denison Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 8/2/1921 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 311 Section 90 Grave S.E. Corner, alongside his parents who were buried later
Next of Kin: Mr. John Hetzner, father, 4802 Eichorn St. and 1901 Denison Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Corporal George John Hetzner and his sister, Elizabeth Hetzner Valvoda, died about one year apart, leaving their parents childless and caregivers of a young granddaughter.
Father: John G. Hetzner (1861-1938), born Cleveland, OH of German ancestry, married 1887, Cigar Maker for many years, buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Anna Mosossky Hetzner (1869-1922), born Illinois of Bohemian ancestry, married 1887, buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Elizabeth Hetzner Valvoda (1887-February 27,1917), who died at about age 30 and left a daughter who was 8-9 years old. The daughter, Dorothy Valvoda (1908-1991), lived with her grandparents after her mother's death and is presumably to whom Corporal George John Hetzner was referring when he claimed an 8-year-old as a dependent on his draft registration. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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