Myer Goldberg
(1894-1918)
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Private Myer Goldberg, signature on WWI draft registration
USS Mercury
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Aisne, Picardie, France
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Aisne, Picardie, France
Myer Goldberg
*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: 4/11/1894, Russia
Birth: 4/11/1894, Russia
Address: 4928 Gladstone St., [recorded most often as 4827 Gladstone St.], Cleveland, Ohio [This is not a current address in Cleveland. It may have been located in the Central neighborhood, also known as Big Italy and Gladstone, located southeast of downtown and historically home to various ethnic groups.] [The Goldberg family lived at this address for decades.]
Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; religion Jewish; citizenship status Alien; occupation Laborer at [illegible-may be Leader] Co., Cleveland, OH; "physical disability" recorded on draft registration with no further description
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 11/12/1917; Private
Service Number: 1944943
Deployment: 4/23/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard USS Mercury
Action:
Death: July 19, 1918 at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: July 19, 1918 at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death; 11/20/1918 remains disinterred and reburied at an American Cemetery at Ploisy, Aisne, France; 8/10/1922 final disinterment and reburial at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Aisne, Picardie, France, Block D Row 3 Grave 38 [no grave photo on cemetery website]. His WWI burial card bears the red stamp: "Certified Jewish."
Burial: buried locally after death; 11/20/1918 remains disinterred and reburied at an American Cemetery at Ploisy, Aisne, France; 8/10/1922 final disinterment and reburial at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Aisne, Picardie, France, Block D Row 3 Grave 38 [no grave photo on cemetery website]. His WWI burial card bears the red stamp: "Certified Jewish."
Next of Kin: Rebecca Goldberg, mother, 4928 Gladstone St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: David Goldberg (?-1949), born Russia-Poland, emigrated ~1900, occupation Peddler in the Rags and Junk Business per 1910 and 1920 Censuses, buried Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, OH; Mother: Rebecca Ocker Goldberg (1872-1946), born Russia-Poland, emigrated ~1900, per 1910 Census had 6 children of whom 3 were surviving, buried Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, OH; Siblings: Simon "Sam" Goldberg (1898-1978); Abraham "Abe" Goldberg (1906-1975). Both brothers are buried at Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, OH. There are no grave photos for the parents or siblings. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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