PRIVATE GILBERT OSCAR SCHULTZ; U.S. ARMY

October 8, 1886 (East Orange, NJ) – October 5, 1918; 31 years old
Unmarried
Last local address: 11 Burritt Avenue, South Norwalk
Entered the service on June 27, 1918
Serial number: 2932942
Unit: Training Battalion 158, Company 4

Mother Louisa Rousch Remp (1856-1925). Sister, Elsie Schultz Josephson (1884-1966).


Worked as a boiler maker for Erie Railroad in Galion, Ohio when he entered the service.



Died of disease, specifically bronchial pneumonia at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. More than likely related to the Spanish Influenza outbreak.


To read the entire NARA burial file, click HERE.


Private Schultz is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut. Section 4. Photos by webmaster.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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