Joseph A. Kothera [aka Kotliera]

*This soldier's surname was spelled differently in different places. Kothera is the name on his gravestone.*

*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: 9/2/1889, Cleveland, Ohio

Address: 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH

Demographics: age 27 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Tile Setter at Clarence H. Collings Co.; previously employed as a Machinist at Auto Works

Appearance: Build medium, height tall, hair brown, eyes blue

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/5/1917; enlistment date 4/1/1918; rank Private

Service Number: 2426941

Deployment: died prior to deployment 

Action: 22 Co 6 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to death

Death: April 10, 1918 at age 28 [9 days after enlistment] at 3:10 pm at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH; cause of death Lobar Pneumonia  

Burial: Buried on 4/13/1918 at Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH; section 22 Lot 883-0

Next of Kin: Mrs. May Kothera, mother, 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH 

Additional Information:

Father: John Kothera (1865-1939), born Austria-Bohemia, occupation Iron Moulder at Ryan Foundry; Mother: Mary Krofta Kothera (1866-1938), born Austria-Bohemia; 8 younger Siblings: Clara, Edward [who also served in WWI and survived], Mary, Gertrude, Alice, Carl, Rose, John. Sibling list may be incomplete.

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