Comments regarding Sergeant Frank E. FITCH

Information compiled from various sources.
Military related information:

Service Number -1390134

Listed in Adjutant General 1917 roster of Illinois National Guard WWI service: Second Infantry, Company L, Chicago. Federalized as 132nd INF, Company L. Private, Enlisted 12 April 1917, Mustered 3 August 1917, Reported for Duty 25 July 1917.

Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Tx: Private First Class. Enlisted 12 Apr 1917. - Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. From PFC to Corporal per SO#95 dtd 15 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as TRANSFER. Corporal. Transferred to Provisional Regiment No 1 per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 13 Apr 1918.

- Assigned (date unknown) to Company A, 20th Battalion.



WWI Victory Medal
 

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: F Earl Fitch
Age: 5
Birth Date: Jun 1894
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
Street: West Jackson BoulevaRoad
House Number: 1065
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Grand Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Name: Ella M Fitch
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Household Members: Name Age
Oliver G Jack 60
Rebecca S Jack 54
Pearl L Jack 18
Ella M Fitch 28
Mary E Fitch 10
F Earl Fitch 5
Clarence L Wall 24

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Frank E Fitch
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Pine Ave
House Number: 563
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Loretta Fitch
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Signal man
Industry: Railroad

Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Frank I Fitch 25 Head
Loretta Fitch 20 Wife

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Frank Earl Fitch
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 30 Dec 1918 Discharged
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Chicago, Ill, United States
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1894
Death Date: 24 Oct 1925

Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name: Frank Earl Fitch
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1894
Birth Place: Chicago, Ill
Death Date: 24 Oct 1925
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Oct 1925
Cemetery Name: Oak Ridge
Death Age: 31
Occupation: Maintainance Man
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: Wm. E. Fitch
Mother Name: Ella Jack
Mother Birth Place: Mascatine, Iowa
Spouse Name: Loretta

FHL Film Number: 1877726

Miscellaneous:

Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records
Name: Frank Earl Fitch
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1918
Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA
Spouse: Lorretta Ponders

Document Number: 37569

Research in process