Joseph "Joe" Kljun
(1893-1918)
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Private Joseph "Joe" Kljun, signature on Declaration of Intention
Attending to an ill soldier at the base hospital at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH
Joseph "Joe" Kljun [Joseph also spelled Josef]
[No records were found for John Kljun, the name on the List of Liberty Row Names. We found records for Joseph "Joe" Kljun, who is profiled below. The Slavic word kljun translates to beak or bill in English.
*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: 9/1/1893, Podgrad, Austria [Podgrad is located today in southwest Slovenia.]
Birth: 9/1/1893, Podgrad, Austria [Podgrad is located today in southwest Slovenia.]
Address: 3575 W. 63rd St., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; emigrated 1912; citizenship status Declarant for Citizenship; occupation Teamster at Leisy Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH [Leisy Brewing Co., established 1873, was located at 3400 Vega Ave., Cleveland, OH. It became Cleveland's largest independent brewery. When it closed in 1959, it was the oldest brewery in Cleveland and one of the longest surviving family-operated breweries in America.] Occupation 1914 at time of Declaration of Intention was Clerk.
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/4/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/4/1917; Private
Service Number: 1943072
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: April 5, 1918 at age 24 at Camp Sherman, Chillocothe, OH; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Death: April 5, 1918 at age 24 at Camp Sherman, Chillocothe, OH; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: 4/8/1918 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 631 Section 20 Grave 3 [no record of burial on cemetery website]
Burial: 4/8/1918 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 631 Section 20 Grave 3 [no record of burial on cemetery website]
Next of Kin: Andy Kljun, father, 5308 Clark Ave., Cleveland, OH [We could not verify that his father had emigrated. The Andy Kljun listed here as "father " may be his brother.]
Additional Information: Father: ?Andy Kljun, no additional information found; Mother: no information found; Siblings: Brother Andrej [Andrew] Kljun (1887-1927) was married and had several children, including a son named Joseph Kljun (1920-1974), who was presumably the namesake of Private Joseph "Joe" Kljun. Brother Andrej Kljun reported on his WWI draft registration that he had served in the military in Austria. His occupations included Butcher, Laborer and Teamster. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH. Sibling information may be incomplete.
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