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”
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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”
PRIVATE WALTER JAMES SMITH; U.K. ARMY
DOB/DOD: July ?, 1892 (Leicestershire, England) – December 11, 1916; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedUNIT: Notts & Derby Regiment, Sherwood Foresters, 2nd Battalion FAMILY: Born to Walter Joseph Smith (1868-1936) and Sarah Hammond Smith (1864-1955). OTHER: In the 1911 census in England, he is listed as 19 years old and his Profession is “Apprentice PatternContinue reading “PRIVATE WALTER JAMES SMITH; U.K. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RUSSELL IRWIN SMITH; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 24, 1893 (Norwalk, CT) – July 23, 1918; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 96 Ely Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 14, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 64357 UNIT: Company D, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to James A. Smith (1869-1910) and Sarah Houghtaling Smith (1867-?). One sister, Myra Smith Nathan (1899-1963). Two brothers, AlvaContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RUSSELL IRWIN SMITH; U.S. ARMY”
APPRENTICE SEAMAN MARCUS EMMETT SHEEHAN; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: January 28, 1895 (Norwalk, CT) – February 4, 1918; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 14 Union Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 11, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 1870162UNIT: Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island FAMILY: Born to John T. Sheehan (1864-?) and Mary Pugh Sheehan (1865-1923). Two sisters, Elsie (1892-1935) and Eunice (1901-1962). One twin brother, Walter (1895-1953).Continue reading “APPRENTICE SEAMAN MARCUS EMMETT SHEEHAN; U.S. NAVY”
PRIVATE GILBERT OSCAR SCHULTZ; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 8, 1886 (East Orange, NJ) – October 5, 1918; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Burritt Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 27, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 2932942UNIT: Company 4, Training Battalion 158FAMILY: Born to Michael Schultz (?-?) and Louisa Rousch Schultz Remp (1856-1925). One sister, Elsie Schultz Josephson (1884-1966). CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of disease, specifically bronchialContinue reading “PRIVATE GILBERT OSCAR SCHULTZ; U.S. ARMY”
SERGEANT ANTONIO PARADISO; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 14, 1896 (Barra, Italy) – October 25, 1918; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Engaged to be married to Minnie Tortorella, 63 Spring Street, Norwalk; Minnie refused to believe the rumors her fiancée had been killed according to an article in the January 24, 1919 edition of The Norwalk Hour; she later married and diedContinue reading “SERGEANT ANTONIO PARADISO; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE PATRICK J. OWENS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 5, 1893 (Leitrim, Ireland) – September 26, 1918; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 269 W153 St, Manhattan; sister Anna O. Elwood lived at 24 Orchard Street in Norwalk.ENLISTMENT: July 29, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 4181245UNIT: 10th Training Battalion Depot, Camp Devens, Massachusetts FAMILY: Born to Philip Owens (1858-) and Bridget Bohan Owens (1858-). FiveContinue reading “PRIVATE PATRICK J. OWENS; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE JEREMIAH FISHER O’BRIEN; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 26, 1891 (Norwalk, CT) – October 14, 1918; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Hamilton Avenue, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 3, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 2382914UNIT: Company C, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Michael J. O’Brien (1869-1946) and Mary O’Brien (1872-?). One brother, William (1894-1951), also served in the war. OneContinue reading “PRIVATE JEREMIAH FISHER O’BRIEN; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE CLAYTON WILLIAM NICHOLS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 24, 1893 (Fairfield, CT) – January 14, 1918; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Edna Selleck Nichols on June 15, 1917, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: No childrenLOCAL ADDRESS: 83 Riverside Avenue, NorwalkENLISTED: November 7, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: No serial numberUNIT: 10th Company, 3rd Battalion, 151st Depot Brigade FAMILY: Born to John Nichols (1855-1947) and ElizabethContinue reading “PRIVATE CLAYTON WILLIAM NICHOLS; U.S. ARMY”
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