DOB/DOD: August 24, 1892 (Wisconsin) – September 13, 1918; 26 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 523 Old Westport Road, Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: February 5, 1913
SERVICE NUMBER: 841688
UNIT: Battery F, 54th Coast Artillery Company
FAMILY: According to the 1900 census, Alfred was born in Wisconsin. Further evidence is a newspaper article below. His connection to Norwalk was his Uncle and aunt, Edward Church (1850-1943) and Amelia Church (1864-1935).
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of lobar pneumonia. More than likely related to the Spanish Influenza outbreak.
OTHER: Worked as a carpenter’s helper on a dam in California before entering the service.
From The Norwalk Hour April 22, 1910
GROWN BEYOND RECOGNITION
Alfred Church, a former Norwalk young man, who for the past four years has been residing at his parental home in Wisconsin, is now spending two weeks as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Church, of Westport Avenue. Mr. Church reports that he liked it very much in the west. He has grown so that many of his friends hardly recognized him.
Corporal Church is buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Le Cimetière Américain, 54470 Thiaucourt-Regniéville, France; Plot A, Row 14, Grave 9. Photo provided by Marie-Lou Meyer-Vinot, Associate, Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery.
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