Military related information:
Service Number -1390198
Company L Platoon Not Known
Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 7 Oct 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Battery F 332nd Field Artillary N.A. to 33rd DIV per SO#70 Hdq 86th DIV dtd 10 Nov 1917; Assigned to and Joined Company L, 132nd INF on 14 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. Promoted to PFC per O#6 dtd 1 Jan 1918. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. . - Report: KIA
Killed in action, October 13, 1918, at Verdun, by machine gun fire, buried at Bois-de-Fays. Map Dun-sur-Meuse. Approx 3116-2838. Next of kin, Mr. James Peterka, father, 5504 West 24th Place, Cicero, IL
WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps |
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Biographic:
the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Peterka
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
Street: W 21st St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Vaclav Peterka
Father's Birthplace: Austria
Mother's Name: Mary Peterka
Mother's Birthplace: Austria
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Vaclav Peterka 41
Mary Peterka 31
Joseph Peterka 14
Mary Peterka Jr. 12
Edward Peterka 11
James Peterka 9
Fred Peterka 1 |
Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location
Killed in action, October 13, 1918, at Verdun, by machine gun fire, buried at Bois-de-Fays. Map Dun-sur-Meuse. Approx 3116-2838. Next of kin, Mr. James Peterka, father, 5504 West 24th Place, Cicero, IL
Find A Grave:
Name: Pvt Joseph J. Peterka
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1896
Death Date: 12 Oct 1918
Death Place: France
Cemetery: Bohemian National Cemetery
Burial: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, |
