John Kolesar
(1898-1918)
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Gravestone, Private John Kolesar, Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
John Kolesar
[No records were found for John Kolisar, as the name appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names. We did find records for John Kolesar, who is profiled below. The surname Kolesar is of Slavic origin and translates to "wheelwright" or "cartwright.']
*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: 2/3/1898 or 2/4/1898, Austria
Birth: 2/3/1898 or 2/4/1898, Austria
Address: 2451 Professor Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: draft registration not found which would have contained additional demographic information; Caucasian; emigrated ~1907
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917 or 5/21/1917; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/21/1917 or 5/21/1917; rank Private
Service Number: 56217
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: October 4, 1918 [5 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 20; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 4, 1918 [5 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 20; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: 10/5/1918 in an isolated grave at Commune Exermont, Ardennes, France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 7/19/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 7/23/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 9/14/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 9/16/1921 to the care of Fanta Undertakers, 5813 Clark Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial Lutheran Cemetery, 4566 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Block A Lot 22 Section O Grave 1
Burial: 10/5/1918 in an isolated grave at Commune Exermont, Ardennes, France; 6/9/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 7/19/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 7/23/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 9/14/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 9/16/1921 to the care of Fanta Undertakers, 5813 Clark Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial Lutheran Cemetery, 4566 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Block A Lot 22 Section O Grave 1
Next of Kin: Mike Kolesar, father, 3533 W. 46th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Michael Kolesar (1860-1938), born Austria, emigrated ~1905, married twice, occupations included Molder Steel Co. and Laborer Woolen Mill, buried Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Julia Kolesar (1877-1958), born Austria, emigrated ~1907, had at least 6 children some of whom may have been stepchildren, buried Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: may have included Daniel; Julia McCulloch, Stephen; Joseph; Anna Brun. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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