Stephen Arthur Gavin
(1894 or 1895-1918)
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Peerless Motor Co., Cleveland, OH
Private Stephen Arthur Gavin, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Bohemian
Commemorative plaque in church at Commune Beaumont-en-Argonne, France
Stephen Arthur Gavin
*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: 8/7/1894 on some military records and 8/7/1895 on draft registration and 1900 Census, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 8/7/1894 on some military records and 8/7/1895 on draft registration and 1900 Census, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 1129 Galewood Drive, Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Trimmer at Peerless Motor Co., Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private
Service Number: 2107621
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Boston, Massachusetts aboard SS Bohemian
Action:
Death: November 4, 1918 [one week before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 or 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: November 4, 1918 [one week before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 or 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: 11/11/1918 buried locally after death at Commune of Beaumont-en-Argonne, Ardennes, France; 3/7/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Sedan American Cemetery, Letanne, Ardennes, France; 1/19/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/10/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 3/30/1921 to the care of W. L. Wagner, 6420 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH; 4/1/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 77 Section 7 Grave 2, alongside parents. Funeral was held at St. Edward Church.
Burial: 11/11/1918 buried locally after death at Commune of Beaumont-en-Argonne, Ardennes, France; 3/7/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Sedan American Cemetery, Letanne, Ardennes, France; 1/19/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/10/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 3/30/1921 to the care of W. L. Wagner, 6420 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH; 4/1/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 77 Section 7 Grave 2, alongside parents. Funeral was held at St. Edward Church.
Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Gavin, mother, 1129 Galewood Drive, Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: A plaque in the church at Beaumont-en-Argonne commemorates the American soldiers who gave their lives liberating the commune in the last days of fighting in November, 1918. The inscription reads Priez pour Eux, translated as Pray for Them.
Father: Patrick Gavin (1864-1931), born Ireland, emigrated ~1885, occupations Moulder in Iron Industry, City Park Laborer, and employee of Bishop & Babcock Manufacturing Co.; Mother: Mary Ellen Kelly Gavin (1863-1938), born County Galway Ireland, emigrated ~1885, had at least 10 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Mary (1887-?); John (1889-1920), a Private in WWI; Josephine (1892-?); Charles (1897-?); Loretta (?-1980); Irene (?-1983); Morris. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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