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Joseph A. Kothera
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Private Joseph A. Kothera, signature on WWI draft registration
Attending to an ill soldier at the base hospital at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH
Gravestone, Private Joseph A. Kothera, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Sibling List
Joseph A. Kothera
Joseph A. Kothera
[This soldier's surname was spelled differently in different records. The surname Kotliera on his plaque appears to be a misspelling. 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
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. [may have been a home furnishings company]; previously employed as a Machinist at Auto Works
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date 6/5/1917; enlistment date 4/1/1918; rank Private
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:
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
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, alongside his brother Private Edward C. Kothera who survived WWI
Burial: Buried on 4/13/1918 at Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH; section 22 Lot 883-0, alongside his brother Private Edward C. Kothera who survived WWI
Next of Kin: Mrs. May [sic-Mary] Kothera, mother, 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. May [sic-Mary] Kothera, mother, 11810 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information:
Father: John Kothera (1865-1939), born Austria-Bohemia [Czech Republic today], emigrated ~1874, occupation Iron Moulder at Ryan Foundry, buried Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Twinsburg, OH; Mother: Mary Krofta Kothera (1866-1938), born Austria-Bohemia [Czech Republic today], emigrated ~1872, had at least 11 children, buried Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Twinsburg, OH; 8 younger Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Additional siblings may include Clara (1891-?); Alice; Carl; John. Brother Edward C. Kothera served in WWI and was honorably discharged on 4/14/1919. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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