Herman August Zilz
(1888-1918)
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Herman August Zilz
Herman August Zilz
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Ad for Dangler Stove Company, Cleveland, OH, where Herman August Zilz worked
SS Nankin
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cleveland, OH, where military funeral was held
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cleveland, OH, where military funeral was held
Gravestone, Herman August Zilz, Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone, Herman August Zilz, Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Newspaper article listed Ohio and Indiana dead
Herman August Zilz
Herman August Zilz
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
Birth: 8/11/1888, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 3462 W. 56th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 28 at draft registration; single at draft registration [see marriage below]; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; "has weak eyes" recorded on draft registration; occupation Solderer at Dangler Stove Co., Cleveland, OH [founded 1880 by David A. Dangler as the Dangler Vapor Stove Co., manufacturers of gasoline-fueled cooking stoves]
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes grey, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/26/1917; Private [also listed as Private First Class]
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/26/1917; Private [also listed as Private First Class]
Service Number: 1943751
Marriage: 6/17/1909 married Margaretha Carske, about whom no additional details were found. At the time of his draft registration in 1917, Private Herman August Zilz reported being single.
Deployment: 6/5/1918 from Montreal, Canada aboard SS Nankin
Action: Co A 331 Regt Inf to Aug 17/18; Co B 117 Inf to death; Pvt Sept 20/17; Pvt 1cl May 11/18; Somme Offensive; Ypres-Lys. AEF June 5/18 to death.
Death: October 10/1918 at age 30 at Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; cause of death Killed in Action [also recorded as Died of Wounds]
Death: October 10/1918 at age 30 at Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; cause of death Killed in Action [also recorded as Died of Wounds]
Burial: buried locally at Tincourt British Military Cemetery, Tincourt (Somme), France; 12/23/1920 remains disinterred and reburied in a different plot at the same cemetery; 5/28/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Antwerp, Belgium; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken on 7/5/1921; 7/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 7/22/1921 to the care of Mrs. Mary Leopold, sister, 1422 Gridley Ave., Lakewood, OH and to John J. Harket; military funeral held on 7/25/1921 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2928 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH followed by final burial at Lutheran Cemetery, 4566 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section N Part 2, Lot #61, alongside parents and several siblings buried later
Burial: buried locally at Tincourt British Military Cemetery, Tincourt (Somme), France; 12/23/1920 remains disinterred and reburied in a different plot at the same cemetery; 5/28/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. via Antwerp, Belgium; 6/23/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Somme arriving Hoboken on 7/5/1921; 7/21/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving Cleveland 7/22/1921 to the care of Mrs. Mary Leopold, sister, 1422 Gridley Ave., Lakewood, OH and to John J. Harket; military funeral held on 7/25/1921 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2928 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH followed by final burial at Lutheran Cemetery, 4566 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section N Part 2, Lot #61, alongside parents and several siblings buried later
Next of Kin: Mrs. H. Leopold, sister, 9824 Zimmer Ave., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. H. Leopold, sister, 9824 Zimmer Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Ludwig Louis Zilz (1841-1910), born Germany, emigrated ~1873, occupations included Coal Miner and Day Laborer, buried Lutheran Cemetery alongside wife and several children, including son Private Herman August Zilz; Mother: Caroline Carrie Huth Zilz (1847-1924), born Germany, buried Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, OH alongside husband and several children, including Private Herman August Zilz; Siblings: Frederick Zilz (1872-1957); Henry Zilz (1876-1939); John Zilz; Louis Zilz; Mrs. Kovalski; Mary Zilz Leopold; Minnie Zilz Konh. Sibling list may be incomplete.
3462 W. 56th St., Cleveland, OH, address given at WWI draft registration
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