William F. Kirchendorfer
(1892-1918)
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Private William F. Kirchendorfer, signature on WWI draft registration
Private William F. Kirchendorfer, signature on WWI draft registration
Attending to an ill soldier at the base hospital at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH
Gravestone, Private William F. Kirchendorfer, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private William F. Kirchendorfer, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
St. Procop Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland, OH
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's mother, Anna Cejdik Kirchendorfer Photo Credit: ancestry.com
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's mother, Anna Cejdik Kirchendorfer Photo Credit: ancestry.com
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's father, Prokop Jacob Kirchendorfer Photo Credit: ancestry.com
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's father, Prokop Jacob Kirchendorfer Photo Credit: ancestry.com
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's brother, Frank Kirchendorfer
Private William F. Kirchendorfer's brother, Frank Kirchendorfer
Photo Credit: ancestry.com
Photo Credit: ancestry.com
William F. Kirchendorfer
William F. Kirchendorfer
[The name John Krichendorfer was recorded on the List of Liberty Row Names. We could find no records for a Cleveland soldier with that name who died in WWI. Instead, our research revealed the name of William F. Kirchendorfer, whose profile is below.]
[The name John Krichendorfer was recorded on the List of Liberty Row Names. We could find no records for a Cleveland soldier with that name who died in WWI. Instead, our research revealed the name of William F. Kirchendorfer, whose profile is below.]
*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: 8/5/1892, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 8/5/1892, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3295 W. 54th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Tobacco Dealer at P. J. Kirchendorfer, Cleveland, OH [his father's home-based cigar manufacturing business]; 1911 City Directory occupation Cigar Maker
Appearance: Height short, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/29/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/29/1918; Private
Service Number: 2434792
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: October 12, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 26 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Bronchopneumonia
Death: October 12, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 26 at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Bronchopneumonia
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 9 Lot 308 Grave 3, alongside parents who were buried later
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 9 Lot 308 Grave 3, alongside parents who were buried later
Next of Kin: P. J. Kirchendorfer, father, 3295 W. 54th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: The family church was St. Procop Roman Catholic Church, a historic Czech-Bohemian parish on Cleveland's near West Side, open from 1903-2009.
Father: Prokop Jacob [aka P. J.] Kirchendorfer (1863-1946), born Czechia [Czech Republic], emigrated ~1864, married 1883, Cigar Maker and Owner Black Crow Cigar Co. since 1900 from his home, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Anna Cejdik Kirchendorfer (1864-1934), born Czechia [Czech Republic], emigrated ~1881, married 1883, had at least 5 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List below, Sibling list may be incomplete.
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