Thomas Emmett McDonald
(1893-1918)
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Private Thomas Emmett McDonald, signature on WWI draft registration
Private Thomas Emmett McDonald, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Corsican
Gravestone, Private Thomas Emmett McDonald, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private Thomas Emmett McDonald, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
3330 E. 125th St., Cleveland, OH, brother's address
Thomas Emmett McDonald
Thomas Emmett McDonald
*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: 3/22/1893, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 3/22/1893, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 6825 Berwick Rd., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 24 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Switchman (unemployed at time of draft registration); reported that mother and father were dependents; index finger right hand was "off"
Appearance: Height tall, Build stout, Eyes blue, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 12/7/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 12/7/1917; Private
Service Number: 1950979
Deployment: 6/11/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Corsican
Action:
Death: September 29, 1918 at age 25 in the Argonne Forest, France; cause of death listed as Killed in Action and Died of Wounds Received in Action
Death: September 29, 1918 at age 25 in the Argonne Forest, France; cause of death listed as Killed in Action and Died of Wounds Received in Action
Burial: 10/4/1918 after death at Bony American Military Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France; 1/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/23/1921; 3/21/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 4/3/1921; 4/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 4/22/1921 to the care of Maurice McDonald [father] and W.L.Wagner [undertaker], 6420 Woodland, Cleveland, OH; final burial 4/26/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 20 Lot 187 Grave 1, alongside his parents who were buried later
Burial: 10/4/1918 after death at Bony American Military Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France; 1/20/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Calais, France 2/23/1921; 3/21/1921 remains shipped from Calais to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Cambrai arriving Hoboken 4/3/1921; 4/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 4/22/1921 to the care of Maurice McDonald [father] and W.L.Wagner [undertaker], 6420 Woodland, Cleveland, OH; final burial 4/26/1921 at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Section 20 Lot 187 Grave 1, alongside his parents who were buried later
Next of Kin: James McDonald, brother, 3330 E. 125th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Research was impeded by the prevalence of the surname McDonald.
Father: Maurice John McDonald (1865-1932), born Vermont, occupations included Watchman, Laborer, Steelworker, Millworker, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Maria Flanigan McDonald (1862-1942), buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: may have included James B., Mary, Theodore, William, Margaret. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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