Benjamin J. Kowalski
(1892-1918)
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White Motor Car Co., located on Canal St. in the Cleveland Flats district, manufacturer of cars, trucks, buses and tractors
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Private Benjamin J. Kowalski, signature on WWI draft registration
Private Benjamin J. Kowalski, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Northumberland
Sketch of damaged building in Brieulles-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France in WWI, by artist J. Andre Smith
Benjamin J. Kowalski
Benjamin J. Kowalski
[Name recorded as Ben J. Kowalski on the List of Liberty Row Names. Name on gravestone is John "Ben" Kowalski.]
[Name recorded as Ben J. Kowalski on the List of Liberty Row Names. Name on gravestone is John "Ben" Kowalski.]
*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: 11/1/1892, Berea, Ohio
Birth: 11/1/1892, Berea, Ohio
Address: 8005 Hoffman Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; name listed as "Bennie" in the 1900 Census; occupation Machinist at White Auto Co., Cleveland, OH [White Motor Co. was founded in 1876 as White Sewing Machine Co. It transitioned to building luxury passenger cars and then to trucks and military vehicles supporting the needs of WWI.]
Appearance: Height tall, Build stout, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/28/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/28/1918; Private
Service Number: 3489878
Deployment: 7/22/1918 from Brooklyn, New York aboard SS Northumberland
Action:
Death: Wounded in Action degree undetermined on 10/15/1918; Killed in Action 10/25/1918 at age 25
Death: Wounded in Action degree undetermined on 10/15/1918; Killed in Action 10/25/1918 at age 25
Burial: 10/25/1918 buried in an isolated grave at Commune Brieulles-sur-Meuse [see photo at left], Meuse, France; 6/11/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 7/25/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to US arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 8/12/1921; 9/20/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NY aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken on10/3/1921; 10/6/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 10/10/1921 to the care of Mr. John Kowalski, 8005 Kosciusko Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 10/13/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 33 Section 20 Grave 1, alongside his parents who were buried later [no grave photos on cemetery website]
Burial: 10/25/1918 buried in an isolated grave at Commune Brieulles-sur-Meuse [see photo at left], Meuse, France; 6/11/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 7/25/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to US arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 8/12/1921; 9/20/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NY aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken on10/3/1921; 10/6/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 10/10/1921 to the care of Mr. John Kowalski, 8005 Kosciusko Ave., Cleveland, OH; final burial on 10/13/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 33 Section 20 Grave 1, alongside his parents who were buried later [no grave photos on cemetery website]
Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna Kowalski, mother, 8005 Hoffman Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: John Kowalski (1867-1937), born Russia-Poland, emigrated ~1889, occupation Quarryman in 1900, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Anna Umillijan Kowalski (1869-1929), born Russia-Poland, emigrated ~1892, had at least 6 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: may have been Katie, ?Lenora, Celia, Brenda. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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