Joseph Kozelka Jr.
(1896-1918)
Embedded Files
Private Joseph Kozelka, signature on WWI draft registration
Private Joseph Kozelka, signature on WWI draft registration
Historic marker for Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky
Historic marker for Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky
Sibling List
Joseph Kozelka Jr.
Joseph Kozelka Jr.
*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: 7/10/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 7/10/1896, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3589 W. 46th St., Cleveland OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation [not specified] at Waibel Hardware at W. 56th St., Cleveland, OH
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair dark brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/17; 8/24/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/17; 8/24/1918; Private
Service Number: 3904434
Deployment: died prior to deployment
Action:
Death: October 20, 1918 [~3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] just 2 months after enlisting at age 22 at Base Hospital Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky; cause of death Influenza Severe and Pneumonia Lobular Bilateral Confluent of 7 days duration [The 1918 influenza pandemic killed hundreds and sickened thousands of soldiers at Camp Zachary Taylor.]
Death: October 20, 1918 [~3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] just 2 months after enlisting at age 22 at Base Hospital Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky; cause of death Influenza Severe and Pneumonia Lobular Bilateral Confluent of 7 days duration [The 1918 influenza pandemic killed hundreds and sickened thousands of soldiers at Camp Zachary Taylor.]
Burial: Harvard Grove Cemetery, 6100 Lansing Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 1 Lot 22 Tier 2 Grave 2N [no grave photo on cemetery website], alongside parents
Burial: Harvard Grove Cemetery, 6100 Lansing Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 1 Lot 22 Tier 2 Grave 2N [no grave photo on cemetery website], alongside parents
Next of Kin: Mrs. Rosa Nock, mother, 3589 W. 46th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Joseph [aka Josef] Kozelka Sr. (1866-1913), born Bohemia/Czechia [Czech Republic], emigrated ~1888, married 1889, occupations included Watchman, Street Paver, and Paving Contractor, buried Harvard Grove Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Rose Vancura Kozelka Nock (1872-1956), born Czechia [Czech Republic]; married 1889, remarried after first husband's death, had at least 9 children per 1910 Census, buried Harvard Grove Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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