William Patrick McGrath
(1894-1918)
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Gravestone, Private William Patrick McGrath, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Private William Patrick McGrath, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
William Patrick McGrath
William Patrick McGrath
*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: 1/15/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 1/15/1894, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: Mother's address: 8803 Union Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: no draft registration found which would have contained additional demographic information; married; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Clerk per 1914 City Directory; occupation Steamfitter at the time of his marriage in 1916
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 2/10/1917; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 2/10/1917; rank Private
Service Number: 43778
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: June 3, 1918 at Cantigny, Somme, Picardie, France at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: June 3, 1918 at Cantigny, Somme, Picardie, France at age 24; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried after death at American Cemetery, Cantigny, Somme, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery Villers-Tournelle, Somme, France; 5/25/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 6/11/1921; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 7/5/1921; 8/11/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 8/12/1921 to the care of Patrick E. McGrath [father], 8803 Union Ave., Cleveland, OH; 8/16/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 469 Section 20 Grave 3, alongside his parents who were buried later
Burial: buried after death at American Cemetery, Cantigny, Somme, France; 6/3/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at American Cemetery Villers-Tournelle, Somme, France; 5/25/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. arriving Antwerp, Belgium 6/11/1921; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken 7/5/1921; 8/11/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 8/12/1921 to the care of Patrick E. McGrath [father], 8803 Union Ave., Cleveland, OH; 8/16/1921 final burial at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Ave., Cleveland, OH, Lot 469 Section 20 Grave 3, alongside his parents who were buried later
Next of Kin: Mrs. Catherine McGrath, mother, 8803 Union Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Wife: On 9/26/1916, at age 22 and employed as a Steamfitter, he married Wilda Gillespie, age 19. His widow Wilda Gillespie (1897-1960) remarried twice to George H. Skelly and John Franklin Thornton. In 1950, she was employed as a Saleslady at a Department Store. Her brother, Robert James Gillespie (1891-1918), died on October 7, 1918 in WWI, four months after her husband Private William Patrick McGrath died. She was buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH.
Father: Patrick Edmund McGrath (1862-1952), born Ireland, occupations included Iron Heater, Sexton Cemetery, Teamster, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Catherine A. Nolan McGrath (1871-1944), born Ireland, had at least 8 children, buried Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: may have included Edward McGrath (1888-?), Anna McGrath Pearson (1890-?), Joseph McGrath (1896-1930), Christopher McGrath (1899-?), Mary McGrath Meyers, Edith McGrath Brock, John McGrath (1907-1968). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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