Herman August Zilz
(1888-1918)
(1888-1918)
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
Newspaper article listed Ohio and Indiana dead
*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
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.
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