Walter Koplin
(1892-1918)
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Private Walter Koplin, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Orissa
Gravestone, Private Walter Koplin, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Lorraine, France
3203 W. 61st St., Cleveland, OH, address given on WWI draft registration
Walter Koplin
[No records were found for Walter Kaplin as recorded on the List of Liberty Row Names. Walter Koplin was a Cleveland soldier who died in WWI, and he is profiled 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: 12/14/1892, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 12/14/1892, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: Riverside Cemetery [where father was a cemetery laborer and the family lived] and 3203 W. 61st St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 25 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native Clevelander; occupation Teamster for Dan Boyle, Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not recorded on registration form; enlistment date 9/20/1917; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not recorded on registration form; enlistment date 9/20/1917; rank Private
Service Number: 1962572
Deployment: 6/4/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Orissa
Action:
Death: October 7, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 1l, 1918] at age 25; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: October 7, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 1l, 1918] at age 25; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: 10/9/1918 buried American Cemetery, Langres, Haute-Marne [Base Hospital No. 53 was located in that area]; 8/16/1922 remains disinterred and buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Lorraine, France, Block D Row 8 Grave 36
Burial: 10/9/1918 buried American Cemetery, Langres, Haute-Marne [Base Hospital No. 53 was located in that area]; 8/16/1922 remains disinterred and buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Lorraine, France, Block D Row 8 Grave 36
Next of Kin: Frank Koplin, father, Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Frank Koplin (1850-1921), born Germany, emigrated ~1882, may have been married twice, occupations included Farmer and Cemetery Laborer, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Mary Koplin (1858-1917), born Germany, emigrated ~1882, may have been second wife of Frank Koplin, had at least 6 children, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Fritz; Louis; Harry; William; Emma. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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