Mike Kofron
(1896-1918)
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3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH, address given on WWI draft registration
Mike Kofron
[It was determined that the name on the Liberty Row List of Names "Mike Kaffron" was probably a misspelling. We found records for Mike Kofron, whose surname is spelled Kofron on most records and Kafron on others. His first name is also recorded as Mathias and Michael. We could find no records for Mike Kaffron.]
*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: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: draft registration not found which would have contained additional demographic information; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; per 1910 Census at age 14 occupation Machinist at Brass Works; per 1914 and 1915 City Directory occupation Laborer
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917; rank Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917; rank Private First Class
Service Number: 106248
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds
Death: June 3, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds
Burial: 6/3/1918 buried at American Cemetery at Bonvillers, Oise, France; 1/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/13/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 3/30/1921 to the care of V.J. Vacha Undertakers, 5408 Hamm Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial 4/2/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 252 Section 9 Grave 1, alongside his parents and several other family members also buried at Calvary [no record of his burial on cemetery website or findagrave.org]
Burial: 6/3/1918 buried at American Cemetery at Bonvillers, Oise, France; 1/3/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/13/1921; 2/27/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 3/14/1921; 3/29/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 3/30/1921 to the care of V.J. Vacha Undertakers, 5408 Hamm Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial 4/2/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 252 Section 9 Grave 1, alongside his parents and several other family members also buried at Calvary [no record of his burial on cemetery website or findagrave.org]
Next of Kin: Joseph Kofron, father, 3452 E. 71st St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Joseph John Kofron (1867-1929), born Austria-Bohemia, occupation in 1900 and 1910 Molder at Foundry, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Anastasia Basta Kofron (1868-1941), born Austria-Bohemia, per 1900 Census occupation Washerwoman for a private family, had at least 8 children; buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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