DOB/DOD: September 29, 1893 (Stroud, England) – April 24, 1967 (Norwalk, CT); 73 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Laura Beach Emmerson (1894-1995) on August 20, 1927 in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Ann Emmerson Oller (1928-2016) and Laura Emmerson Fetherston (1932-2005).LOCAL ADDRESS: 18 West Rocks Road, NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 22, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 556519DISCHARGE: April 8, 1919UNIT: Company B,Continue reading “CORPORAL ARTHUR CECIL EMMERSON; U.S. ARMY”
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PRIVATE EDWIN JAMES SWEET; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 29, 1888 (Newburgh, NY) – June 17, 1961 (West Haven, CT); 73 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jennie Ridings (1891-1976) on March 11, 1911, in Newburgh, New York. Married Katherine Jane Lovett Sweet (1901-1979) on February 1, 1924, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Three daughters, Edna (1923-1997), Phoebe (1926-2011), and Marion (1928-2008). Six sons, William (1930-2011), AlfredContinue reading “PRIVATE EDWIN JAMES SWEET; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE SAMUEL CHARLES POLLEY, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 31, 1892 (Norwalk, CT) – November 19, 1967 (Norwalk, CT); 75 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Ida Litoff on April 7, 1929, in New Haven, ConnecticutCHILDREN: One son, Benjamin (1930-2017). Two daughters, Celia (1931-2015) and Dorothy (1938-). LOCAL ADDRESS: 135 Stuart Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 17, 1917UNIT: Signal Section, Headquarters Company, 102nd Infantry Regiment,Continue reading “PRIVATE SAMUEL CHARLES POLLEY, U.S. ARMY”
SERGEANT HOWARD LINCOLN FLOOD, U.S. ARMY
May 21, 1888 (Philadelphia, PA) – September 16, 1936 (Darien, CT); 48 years oldMarried to Laura Davis in Wildwood, New Jersey in 1936Last local address: 5 Chestnut Street, NorwalkEnlisted on June 12, 1917Discharged February 12, 1919Service Number 1038273Unit: Battery B, 10th Field Artillery, Third Infantry Division Born to Elmer (1861-1915) and Caroline “Carrie” Hannock FloodContinue reading “SERGEANT HOWARD LINCOLN FLOOD, U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 10, 1893 (Danbury, CT) – November 13, 1961 (Norwalk, CT); 68 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Olivia Bliss on October 6, 1921, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One son, Herbert T. Collings Jr. who served in the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division and was killed in the Philippines during World War II.LOCAL ADDRESS: Rowayton Avenue (1910), 19Continue reading “PRIVATE HERBERT TURNER COLLINGS SR., U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE WILLIAM ZOELLER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 3, 1887 (Marburg, Germany) – December 22, 1918; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 33 Lincoln Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTED: May 22, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 2885070UNIT: Company L, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Frederick (1858-1928) and Teresa Zipperer (1866-1922). One brother, Edward (1893-?). CIRCUMSTANCES: Died at Langres, France, of typhoid feverContinue reading “PRIVATE WILLIAM ZOELLER; U.S. ARMY”
APPRENTICE SEAMAN DAVID JONATHAN WEED; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: November 11, 1900 (Norwalk, CT) – December 17, 1917; 17 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 101 Cedar Street, Norwalk; also lived at 232 East Avenue, Norwalk.ENLISTMENT: December 4, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 1371837UNIT: Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island FAMILY: Thomas Weed (1866-1946) and Nettie Partrick Weed (1874-1942). Three sisters, Grace (1894-1958), Aimee (1899-1937), and ElizabethContinue reading “APPRENTICE SEAMAN DAVID JONATHAN WEED; U.S. NAVY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALBERT HENRY WALLER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 19, 1895 (Blades, Delaware) – June 9, 1918; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLAST LOCAL ADDRESS: 276 Myrtle Avenue, Bridgeport; mother, Edith Waller lived at 30 Monroe Street, South Norwalk; also lived at 23 Day Street, South Norwalk (1910 census)ENLISTMENT: May 15, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 155950UNIT: Company F, First Engineers FAMILY: Born to George WallerContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALBERT HENRY WALLER; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE AIME TARLOV; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 2, 1887 (Long Island City, NY) – September 14, 1918; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 16 Grove Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 30, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 366411UNIT: Company L, 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Max Tarlov (1867-1906) and Rosa Tarlov (1869-1956). Four brothers, Harry (1894-1957), Charles (1897-1975), Louis (1903-1991), and AbrahamContinue reading “PRIVATE AIME TARLOV; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE CHARLES HARVEY SNIFFEN; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 27, 1890 (Westchester, NY) – March 21, 1919; 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 4 Hamilton Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 22, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 2885059UNIT: Company I, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to John Milton Sniffen (1860-1900) and Ida Rex Sniffen (1862-1941). Five sisters, Anna Sniffen Wheelhouse (1887-1954), Elizabeth Sniffen LawsonContinue reading “PRIVATE CHARLES HARVEY SNIFFEN; U.S. ARMY”
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