Paul J. Licurs 

Paul J. Licurs 

[Surname Luchrs is presumably misspelled on the plaque. Based on our research, the correct surname is Licurs. It is not clear why this WWI Cleveland soldier was memorialized on Liberty Row, as records show he was honorably discharged.]

*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: 2/24/1894, Santa di Magliano, Italy  

Address: 2192 Cornell Rd., Cleveland, Ohio

Demographics: age 23 at draft registration; married; Caucasian; occupation Machinist, Cleveland Automatic Machine Co., Cleveland, OH [manufacturer of  machine tools during the period 1890-1930, considered to be the golden age of machine tooling in Cleveland and the midwest, fueled in part by the rise of the automotive industry]; citizenship status alien

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 3/28/1918; Private

Service Number: 2426746

Deployment: 6/12/1918 from New York aboard RMS Carmania 

Action: 21 Co Bn 158 Dep Brig to Apr 25/18; Co M 329 Inf to July 25/18; Co G 101 Inf to discharge; Wounded in Action 10/24/1918; Private St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Honorable Discharge 2/19/1919; 10% disabled

Civilian Death: 1/17/1983 

Burial: All Souls Cemetery, 10366 Chardon Rd., Chardon, OH; Sec. 23 Crucifixion Mausoleum Aisle Crucifixion Crypt 6 Level A

Additional Information: emigrated from Italy 1913; Wife: Frances D'Amico; Daughters: Angela Rose Benedetti (1922-2015) and Mary; Sons: Paul Jr., and twins Michael and David who were born and died in 1926 and were buried alongside their parents; Private Paul J. Licurs' father and mother were living in Italy at time of enlistment.  

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