John Gordon Kerlin
(1888-1919)
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First Lieutenant John Gordon Kerlin, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Nankin
Gravestone First Lieutenant John Gordon Kerlin, Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, NJ
Sibling List
John Herbert Kerlin (1925-1964), who was presumably the namesake of First Lieutenant John Gordon Kerlin
Photo Credit: ancestry.com
John Gordon Kerlin
*No plaque located*
*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: 5/15/1888, Columbus, New Jersey
Birth: 5/15/1888, Columbus, New Jersey
Address: 2072 E. 79th St., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 29 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; natural born citizen; occupation U.S. Naturalization Examiner, U.S. Department of Labor, Cleveland, OH; 1905 NJ Census showed occupation as Hack Driver; 1910 Census showed occupation as Stenographer War Department, Washington, DC
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair dark brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/7/1917; First Lieutenant
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/7/1917; First Lieutenant
Service Number: 1945875
Deployment: 6/5/1918 from Montreal, Canada aboard SS Nankin
Action:
Death: May 12, 1919 at age 30; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Death: May 12, 1919 at age 30; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: 5/13/1919 buried after death at Nantes American Cemetery, Loire, France; 8/18/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Saint-Nazaire, France 8/20/1920; 8/31/1920 remains shipped from Saint-Nazaire to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Sherman arriving Hoboken 9/11/1920; 9/17/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to New Jersey arriving New Jersey on 9/18/1920 to the care of Mrs. M. E. Kerlin, mother, and M. K. Perinchiel [sic-Perinchief], Undertakers, Mt. Holly, NJ; final burial 9/18/1920 at Columbus Cemetery, 24 Cherry Lane, Columbus, NJ, alongside his parents
Burial: 5/13/1919 buried after death at Nantes American Cemetery, Loire, France; 8/18/1920 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Saint-Nazaire, France 8/20/1920; 8/31/1920 remains shipped from Saint-Nazaire to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Sherman arriving Hoboken 9/11/1920; 9/17/1920 remains shipped from Hoboken to New Jersey arriving New Jersey on 9/18/1920 to the care of Mrs. M. E. Kerlin, mother, and M. K. Perinchiel [sic-Perinchief], Undertakers, Mt. Holly, NJ; final burial 9/18/1920 at Columbus Cemetery, 24 Cherry Lane, Columbus, NJ, alongside his parents
Next of Kin: Mrs. Emma Kerlin, mother, Columbus, New Jersey
Additional Information: Father: Israel Kerlin (1847-1914), born New Jersey, married 1876, occupations included Farm Laborer, Miller, Merchant Feed and Coal, buried Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, NJ; Mother: Mary Emma Batchelor Kerlin (1852-1930), born New Jersey, married 1876, had at least 5 children, buried Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, NJ; Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Brother Malcolm Kerlin had a son John Herbert Kerlin (1925-1964), who was presumably the namesake of First Lieutenant John Gordon Kerlin. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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