James Joseph Garren
(1889-1918)
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St. Vincent Orphan Asylum, Cleveland, OH
Private James Joseph Garren, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Belgic
Gravestone, Private James Joseph Garren, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France
James Joseph Garren
*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: 8/16/1889, Marblehead, Ohio
Birth: 8/16/1889, Marblehead, Ohio
Address: 13321 Eaglesmere Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Seaman, Cleveland Buffalo Transit [Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. (C&B) was a major Great Lakes steamship line serving tourists and business travelers from the E. 9th St. pier.]; per 1900 Census a James Garren was living at St. Vincent Orphan Asylum on Louise St. [city not indicated]
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes dark, Hair light
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/22/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/22/1918; Private
Service Number: 2415302
Deployment: 9/1/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Belgic
Action:
Death: December 6, 1918 at age 29; cause of death Accidentally Killed by Train
Death: December 6, 1918 at age 29; cause of death Accidentally Killed by Train
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Nevers, France; 6/16/1922 final burial at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A Row 25 Grave 25
Burial: buried locally after death at American Cemetery, Nevers, France; 6/16/1922 final burial at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A Row 25 Grave 25
Next of Kin: Mrs. F. T. Norton, sister, 13321 Eaglesmere Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Both of Private James Joseph Garren's parents died by the time he was 11 years old. He appears to have lived for a time in an orphanage.
Father: Joseph Garren (1849-1900), born Pennsylvania, occupation Blacksmith, buried Clemons Cemetery, Marblehead, OH; Mother: Anna Cleary Garren (1851-1899), buried Clemons Cemetery, Marblehead, OH; Siblings: Anna Garren Hall or Hill, listed as beneficiary on WWI burial card; George Washington Garren (1887-1948); Daniel L. Garren; Elizabeth Garren Norton (1874-1937); Maude Garren Credicott (1878-1963); ?Gaylard J. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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