John Gannon
(1890 or 1892-1918)
Embedded Files
1913 Ad for Perfection Spring Co., Cleveland, OH
Private John Gannon, signature on WWI draft registration
USS Mercury
Gravestone, Private John Gannon, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
John Gannon
*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: birthdate 11/11/1890 on draft registration; birth year 1892 on gravestone; birthplace Westport, Mayo, Ireland
Birth: birthdate 11/11/1890 on draft registration; birth year 1892 on gravestone; birthplace Westport, Mayo, Ireland
Address: 2169 E. 36th St., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 27 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; alien citizenship status in U.S.; citizen of England; occupation Foreman at Perfection Spring Co., Central Ave., Cleveland, OH; "bad teeth" noted on draft registration
Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes gray, Hair dark
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/9/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/9/1917; Private
Service Number: 1945422
Deployment: 4/23/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard USS Mercury
Action:
Death: July 22, 1918 at age 26 or 28 [see above discrepancy in birth year]; cause of death Died of Wounds
Death: July 22, 1918 at age 26 or 28 [see above discrepancy in birth year]; cause of death Died of Wounds
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Ploisy, Aisne, France; 3/15/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 4/1/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 5/16/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 5/18/1921 to the care of Miss Mary Gannon, 2169 E. 36th St., Cleveland, OH; 5/21/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 1000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 161 Section 20 Grave 2
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Ploisy, Aisne, France; 3/15/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 4/1/1921; 4/22/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 5/6/1921; 5/16/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 5/18/1921 to the care of Miss Mary Gannon, 2169 E. 36th St., Cleveland, OH; 5/21/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 1000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 161 Section 20 Grave 2
Next of Kin: Mary Gannon, mother [sister also named Mary Gannon], 1925 E. 75th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Research was impeded by the prevalence of the names John Gannon and Mary Gannon.
Father: Thomas J. Gannon (1871-1960); Mother: Mary Gannon; Siblings: Mary Gannon; Martin Gannon; Thomas Gannon (1910-1941). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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