Edward Christian Galmiefski
(1890-1919)
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Private Edward Christian Galmiefski, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Bohemian, deployment ship
USS Finland, returning troop transport ship
USS Finland, returning troop transport ship
Sickbay, USS Finland
Sickbay, USS Finland
Gravestone, Private Edward Christian Galmiefski, Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Sibling List
Edward Christian Galmiefski [surname Galmiefski changed to Galen by some family members]
*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: 2/5/1890, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 2/5/1890, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1076 E. 68th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 27 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Machinist New York Central Railroad in Collinwood, Cleveland, OH; reported "defective eye" on draft registration
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/3/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/3/1917; Private
Service Number: 2108978
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Boston, Massachusetts aboard SS Bohemian
Action:
Death: Wounded in Action October 3, 1918; died March 23, 1919 at age 28 at sea aboard the USS Finland; cause of death Tuberculosis, Exhaustion, and Cardiac Dilation
Death: Wounded in Action October 3, 1918; died March 23, 1919 at age 28 at sea aboard the USS Finland; cause of death Tuberculosis, Exhaustion, and Cardiac Dilation
Burial: 3/31/1919 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 56 Tier 1 Grave 4-Top, alongside parents
Burial: 3/31/1919 at Woodland Cemetery, 6901 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 56 Tier 1 Grave 4-Top, alongside parents
Next of Kin: not noted on military record
Additional Information: Private Edward Christian Galmiefski's parents both died before he served in WWI.
Father: Christian Frederich Galmiefski (1847-1906), born Gross Brunau, Germany, married 1872 in Germany, emigrated ~1874, occupation Waterwork Repairman, buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Louise Link Galmiefski (1843-1916), born Finckenstein, Germany, married 1872 in Germany, emigrated ~1874, had at least 6 children, buried Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Sibling list may be incomplete.
Private Edward Christian Galmiefski’s brother William Frederick Walter Galen
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