Military related information:

Service Number -1381929

Enlisted 30 November 1917
Discharged 20 January 1919

Company L Morning Report December 1917; Assigned Company L 7 December per Verbal Order Commanding officer (VOCO) from Jefferson Barracks, MO.

- Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 30 November 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred to Company L 129th INF per SO#106 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 23 Dec 1917.

To France:
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Gustave J Freborg
Departure Date: 14 May 1918
Departure Place: New York, New York
Address: 342 South Myrtle Ave
Residence Place: Kankakee, Illinois
Mother: Anna Freborge
Ship: La Lorraine
Military Unit: 129 L
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1381929
Notes: Company L 129th Infantry USNG

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
 

Return to USA:
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Gustave J. Freborg
Departure Date: 1918
Arrival Date: 24 Dec 1919
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Address: 342 So. Myrtle Ave
Residence Place: Kankakee, Ill.
Mother: Martha Freborg
Ship: La France
Military Unit: INF
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1, 381, 929
Notes: BLOIS, CASUAL COMPANY #317

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Gustav Freborg
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Kankakee Ward 6, Kankakee, Illinois
Street: Myrtle Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Charles Freborg
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name: Anna Freborg
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Proprietor
Industry: Tire Shop
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Freborg 51
Anna Freborg 52
Carl G Freborg 23
Gustav Freborg 21
Dorothy Freborg 15
Stanley Freborg 13
Marie Bell 20

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gustave Freborg
Respondent: Yes
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois
Street: Cobb Blvd
House Number: 1504
Inferred Residence in 1935: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Hand Carver, Furniture
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Gustave Freborg
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1898
Death Date: 20 Jan 1981
Enlistment Date 1: 30 Nov 1917
Release Date 1: 20 Jan 1919 Discharged

Find A Grave
Name: Gustave Freborg
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1898
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Death Date: Jan 1981
Death Place: Vermilion County, Illinois
Cemetery: Mound Grove Cemetery
Burial Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Father: Charles Freborg
Mother: Anna Freborg

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