John Stevens Gershon
(1887-1918)
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Private John Stevens Gershon
Photo from Adkins Family Genealogy online
Private John Stevens Gershon, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Leviathan
Gravestone, Private John Stevens Gershon, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Sibling List
Mother, Samantha Medora Devore Gershon
Photo from Adkins Family Genealogy online
Father, Henry Gershon
Photo from Adkins Family Genealogy online
John Stevens Gershon
*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: 1/13/1887, Dunkirk, Ohio
Birth: 1/13/1887, Dunkirk, Ohio
Address: 604 N. Elm St., Warren, OH at time of draft registration
Demographics: age 30 at time of draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Furniture Finisher at [illegible] furniture company in Warren, OH
Appearance: Height 5'11 3/4," Build slender, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 8/1/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 8/1/1917; Private
Service Number: 1521716
Deployment: 6/15/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard SS Leviathan
Action:
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 31 at Cierges-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 31 at Cierges-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried after death in an isolated grave at Commune of Cierges, Meuse, France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 12/20/1921 final burial at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Plot G Row 17 Grave 13
Burial: buried after death in an isolated grave at Commune of Cierges, Meuse, France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 12/20/1921 final burial at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Plot G Row 17 Grave 13
Next of Kin: Ernest Gershon, brother, 2268 E. 73rd St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private John Stevens Gershon appears to have been the youngest child in his family. His mother died in his early childhood and his father in Private Gershon's early teenage years.
Father: Henry Gershon (1838-1900), born England, married 1872, occupation Millwright per 1880 Census; Mother: Samantha Medora Devore Gershon (1850-1890), born Delaware, Ohio, married 1872; Siblings: See sibling list at left. Sibling list may be incomplete. Brother Earnest George Gershon (1880-1935) served in WWI.
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