I recently had a question from my sister about any of our relatives who may have served in World War I. There are possibilities from 3 out of 4 of our lines. My mother’s father came to the US by jumping ship i 1916, so it appears that he was under the radar as far as the military.
Frazer
My grandmother’s only brother George William Frazer served in WWI:
This is an application for a headstone marker. This gives an idea of the type of work George did, but not a lot of details other than he received a Victory medal.
Hartley
I would think that with all the Hartley’s born in Rochester, that one or more must have served in WWI.
Daniel Emmet Hartley
Daniel was 32 when he registered for the Draft:
In 1918, Daniel had three children.
James Hartley Born 1891
My understanding is that James did not serve as he was married.
My father was born the following February.
Greenwood Hartley Born 1897
Here is a photo submitted by cousin Beth:
Here is some basic information on his service:
Greenwood sailed out of Hoboken on November 1917:
Greenwood returned on the Ship Patricia from Brest, France back to Hoboken:
It looks like he was in a “colored” battalion.
I assume that Greenwood saw some fighting in Europe.
Henry Bradford Hartley Born 1900
The second page of this Registration says “No certificate given”. I’m not sure what that means. I didn’t see any record of his service. The other Hartley brothers would have been too young in WWI to serve.
Lentz
My mother’s mother’s family was Lentz.
William Nicholson Lentz Born 1892
William was married with two children at the time of his 1917 Draft Registration.
Stanley Lentz Born 1894
Stanley was single on June 15, 1917 and had no claim on a draft exemption. However,
On January 1920, Stanley had a daughter who was 2 years, three months old. That would mean that she was born about October of 1917. Interesting, if I have this right. Here is a marriage record for Stanley in New York City.
I don’t think that Stanley served in WWI, but I am a little mixed up as to where he was in 1920. I think he was the one in the 1920 Census as he was also at 1346 East Eyre St, Philadelphia. Interesting.
Summary
It looks like I have two relatives who served in WWI. One was my grandmother’s brother and the other was my grandfather’s brother. It would be interesting to learn more about what they did in WWI.