James J. "Vaclav" Kubec
(1887-1918)
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Ad for Joseph & Feiss Co. at St. Clair West Cleveland, OH
Private/Private First Class James J. Kubec, signature on WWI draft registration
Private/Private First Class James J. Kubec, signature on WWI draft registration
SS City of Glasgow
Image depicting soldiers fighting at Consenvoye, France where Private Kubec was buried in a temporary grave after death
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Gravestone, Private/Private First Class James J. Kubec, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private/Private First Class James J. Kubec, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
4274 E. 128th St., Cleveland, OH, address given on WWI draft registration
James J. "Vaclav" Kubec
James J. "Vaclav" Kubec
[No records were located for a soldier with the name James J. Kubeo, as it appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names, who died in WWI. We did find records for James J. "Vaclav" Kubec, whose profile is below.]
[No records were located for a soldier with the name James J. Kubeo, as it appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names, who died in WWI. We did find records for James J. "Vaclav" Kubec, whose profile is 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: 9/10/1887, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 9/10/1887, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 4274 E. 128th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 29 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Clothing Inspector at Joseph & Feiss Co. at St. Clair West Cleveland, OH; claimed mother as a dependent; 1910 Census occupation Cutter in Clothing Industry [Joseph & Feiss Co. traces its roots to 1845 in Pennsylvania. After a few iterations, it became Joseph & Feiss Co. in 1907 in Cleveland, where it was located at 642-702 St. Clair St. The company moved to 2149 W. 53rd St. in 1920 where it continued to operate until 1997. The giant property was demolished in 2003-2004, but the company remains an active menswear brand for other retail partners.]
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private/Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/28/1918; Private/Private First Class
Service Number: 2432345
Deployment: 6/13/1918 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aboard SS City of Glasgow
Action:
Death: October 23, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 31 in the Argonne Forest in France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 23, 1918 [3 weeks before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 31 in the Argonne Forest in France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried after death at the American Cemetery at Consenvoye, Meuse, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 6/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to the US arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 7/3/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 9/7/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 9/9/1921 to the care of Marie Kubec, mother, 4274 E. 128th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial 9/13/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 11 Lot 568 Grave 4 after services at Holy Family Church at E. 131st St.; buried alongside parents; gravestone inscribed with "Killed in the Argonne Forest"
Burial: buried after death at the American Cemetery at Consenvoye, Meuse, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 6/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to the US arriving Antwerp, Belgium on 7/3/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 9/7/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 9/9/1921 to the care of Marie Kubec, mother, 4274 E. 128th St., Cleveland, OH; final burial 9/13/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 11 Lot 568 Grave 4 after services at Holy Family Church at E. 131st St.; buried alongside parents; gravestone inscribed with "Killed in the Argonne Forest"
Next of Kin: Mrs. Marie Kubec, mother, 4274 E. 128th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Jakub J. Kubec (1856-1905), born Austria, emigrated 1881, occupation Brick Maker, died at age 49 of a malignant growth, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Marie Drahos Kubec (1859-1953), born Slovakia, emigrated 1881, had at least 10 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: siblings included Frank Kubec, Anna Kubec Shebanek; Joseph Kubec; John J. Kubec who served in WWI and was honorably discharged on 3/13/1919; Antoinette Kubec Koryta; Anastasia; Edward Kubec; Stella Kubec Kaderabek; Mary. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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