John (aka Jan) Wozniak 

[The name on the plaque appears to be a misspelling.The name John Wozncha is not listed in the book Ohio Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I. The name John Wozniak from Cleveland is listed in the book as a casualty of World War I. John Wozniak is profiled below.]  

Birth: 6/6/1895, Germany

Address: 7225 Alice Ave., SE, Cleveland, Ohio

Demographics: no draft registration located; occupation Machinist "plow works"; emigrated 1902

Appearance: not known

Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date unknown; enlistment date 4/5/1917; Private First Class

Service Number: 410223

Deployment: died prior to deployment

Action: QMC Ft Thomas Ky to death. Pvt 1cl Dec 21/17

Death: October 13, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 23 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky; cause of death Influenza and Lobar Pneumonia  

Burial: 10/16/1918, Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Rd., Cleveland, OH

Next of Kin:  Walter Wozniak, brother, 7225 Alice St., Cleveland, OH

Additional Information: Father: Franciszek (aka Frank) Wozniak (1868-1914), born "GerPolish," emigrated 1902, spoke Polish in 1910, occupation Laborer "Garbage works," father died before his son enlisted; Mother: Catherine (aka Katherine) Wielosinski Wozniak (?-1955), born "GerPolish," emigrated 1902; Siblings: Joseph; Walter (1900-1966); Benjamin; Pvt. Charles (1907-1943), age 36 and presumably a casualty of WWII; Anna; Stanislaw. Several family members are buried at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles Rd., Cleveland, OH. Sibling list is incomplete.