Wojciech Lefek
(1896-1918)
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Cleveland Hardware Company, Cleveland, OH
USAT Mt. Vernon
Private Wojciech Lefek, signature on WWI draft registration
Private Wojciech Lefek, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private Wojciech Lefek, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France
Gravestone, Private Wojciech Lefek, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France
Wojciech Lefek
Wojciech Lefek
[No records were found for Wojgiesh Lefek, as the name appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names. We did find records for Cleveland soldier Wojciech Lefek who died in WWI, and whose profile is below. Wojciech is a Polish name of Slavic origin and translates to "joyful warrior."]
[No records were found for Wojgiesh Lefek, as the name appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names. We did find records for Cleveland soldier Wojciech Lefek who died in WWI, and whose profile is below. Wojciech is a Polish name of Slavic origin and translates to "joyful warrior."]
*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: 3/23/1896, Chybicze [aka Chybice], Russia-Poland [Chybice is a village in present-day south-central Poland.]
Birth: 3/23/1896, Chybicze [aka Chybice], Russia-Poland [Chybice is a village in present-day south-central Poland.]
Address: 3727 E. 63rd St., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; citizenship status Alien; occupation Drop Hammer at Cleveland Hardward Co., No. 2 Works, Cleveland, OH [A drop hammer was a machine used to forge or stamp metal. Cleveland Hardware Co., later known as Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co., was founded in 1870 as a manufacturer of wagon and carriage parts. The company shifted to automobile parts and drop forging in the early 20th century and was still in existence in 2026, located at 3270 E. 79th St., Cleveland, OH.]
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair sandy
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/20/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/20/1917; Private
Service Number: 732015
Deployment: 4/19/1918 from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard USAT Mt. Vernon
Action:
Death: September 12, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: September 12, 1918 at age 22; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France, Plot D Row 24 Grave 31
Burial: St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France, Plot D Row 24 Grave 31
Next of Kin: Stanislaw Dobski, friend, 3727 E. 63rd St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: No information was found about family members. Friend: It could not be determined if Private Wojciech Lefek's friend and next of kin, Stanislaw Dobski, was the same person as Stanislaw Dobrski. The latter was a Clevelander, who was born in 1891 in Russia-Poland, emigrated in 1913, and was employed as a Hammerman at a Forge, per the 1920 Census.
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