Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky
(1896-1918)
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Corporal Jaroslav “Jerry” James Koutsky 1928 Case Western Reserve University Yearbook
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Corporal Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky, signature on WWI draft registration
Corporal Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Missanabie
Gravestone, Corporal Jaroslav “Jerry” James Koutsky, Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Obituary for nephew and presumed namesake
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Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky
Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky
[The name J. K. Koutsky as it appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names does not correspond to a Cleveland soldier who died in WWI. We determined that the name was probably a misspelling of Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky, who is profiled below.]
[The name J. K. Koutsky as it appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names does not correspond to a Cleveland soldier who died in WWI. We determined that the name was probably a misspelling of Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky, who 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: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 4/12/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3612 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Grocery Clerk employed by Joseph Koutsky [father] at 3612 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH; per 1917 City Directory occupation Laborer
Appearance: Height short, Build slender, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/5/1917; Corporal
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/5/1917; Corporal
Service Number: 196200
Deployment: 6/11/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Missanabie
Action:
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: October 18, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 22; cause of death Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: 10/20/1918 at French Military Cemetery at Amblaincourt, Meuse, France; 3/22/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to the US arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/1/1921; 6/19/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 7/2/1921; 8/11/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 8/12/1921 to the care of Fanta Undertaker Co., 5813 Clark Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 8/15/1921 at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 87 Section 3 Grave 2, alongside his parents
Burial: 10/20/1918 at French Military Cemetery at Amblaincourt, Meuse, France; 3/22/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to the US arriving Antwerp, Belgium 5/1/1921; 6/19/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 7/2/1921; 8/11/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 8/12/1921 to the care of Fanta Undertaker Co., 5813 Clark Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 8/15/1921 at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Lot 87 Section 3 Grave 2, alongside his parents
Next of Kin: Mrs. Jennie Koutsky, 3612 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Josef [aka Joseph] Koutsky (1873-1919), born Litoklavy, Austria-Bohemia [Czech Republic today], emigrated ~1892, married 1896, occupation Iron Moulder and Grocer, died 5 months after his son died in WWI, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Johanna "Jennie" Hartman [or Waldman] Koutsky (1874-1930), born Zamlekev, Austria-Bohemia [Czech Republic today], emigrated ~1891, married 1896, had at least 2 children, husband died 5 months after her son died in WWI, buried Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Brother Joseph Albert Koutsky (1907-2000) who had a son named James Allen Koutsky (1939-1994) [see obituary at left], a scientist and professor, who was presumably the namesake of Corporal Jaroslav "Jerry" James Koutsky. Brother Joseph Koutsky was employed as a Music Teacher, Church Musician, Entertainer, and Property Manager. Sister: Marjorie Koutsky, about whom no additional information was found. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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