Frank William Spafford
(1891-1918)
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Frank William Spafford
Frank William Spafford
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Private Frank William Spafford, signature on WWI draft registration
HMAT Nevasa
Gravestone, Private Frank William Spafford,
Gravestone, Private Frank William Spafford,
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Gravestone, Private Frank William Spafford's mother, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
WWI Mothers' and Widows' Pilgrimage Medal
Frank William Spafford
Frank William Spafford
*No plaque located*
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
Birth: 7/25/1891, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Birth: 7/25/1891, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Address: 6419 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 25 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Stove Mounter at Republic Stove Co.; occupation in 1910 at age 18 Helper at Stove Foundry; claimed draft exemption due to "a mother to support"
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair black
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/26/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/26/1918; Private
Service Number: 2660928
Deployment: 7/22/1918 from Brooklyn, NY aboard HMAT Nevasa
Action: 34 Co 3 Repl Regt Cp Cordon Ga to July 15/18; 28 Co Cp Gordon Ga July Aut Repl Draft to Aug 14/18; 8 Co 1 Inf Tng Regt to Aug 18/18; Hq Co 47 Inf to death. Pvt. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF July 22/18 to death
Death: October 9, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 27; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 9, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 27; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death in American Cemetery, Septsarges, Meuse, France; 5/21/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Plot D Row 44 Grave 29
Burial: buried locally after death in American Cemetery, Septsarges, Meuse, France; 5/21/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Plot D Row 44 Grave 29
Next of Kin: Mrs. Esther Spafford, mother, 9419 Catherine Ave. [may be St. Catherine Ave.], Cleveland, OH and 3003 E. 77th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Esther Spafford, mother, 9419 Catherine Ave. [may be St. Catherine Ave.], Cleveland, OH and 3003 E. 77th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private Frank William Spafford's mother sailed to France on 5/7/1930 to visit her son's grave as part of the U.S. WWI Mothers' and Widows' Pilgrimage.
Father: William F. Spafford (1854-1942), born New York, occupation Baker, buried St. Josephs Cemetery, 7916 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH; Mother: Esther B. Kline Spafford (1863-1962), born Ohio of German ancestry, had at least 7 children, buried Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Henry M. Spafford (1885-1963); Grace M. Fennell (1887-1983); Herman Spafford; Helen R. Spafford Hudson (1889-1978); Beulah Anamae Spafford King (1894-1978); Gladys E. Spafford Mick (1901-1993). Sibling list may be incomplete.
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