Comments regarding Private First Class Thorleif HOJEM

Information compiled from various sources.

Military related information:

Service Number -1390244

Company L:

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: HOJAN, Throleif. Enlisted 19 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Battery F 342nd FA N.A. to 33rd DIV per SO#70 Hdq 86th DIV dtd 10 Nov 1917; Assigned to and joined Co L, 132nd on 14 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: HOJEM. Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: HOJEM. Listed as Private. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: HOJEM. Listed as Private First Class. Appointed PFC per O#15 dtd 10 May 1918. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent Sick 1 Feb 1919. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent Sick since 22 January 1919. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. Absent Sick since 23 January 1919.

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists
Name: Thorlief Hojem
Departure Date: 25 Mar 1919
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey

Arrival Date: 2 Apr 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 2048 Karlow Ave.
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Next of Kin: Mrs. E. Johnson
Relationship: Sister
Ship: ORIZABA
Military Unit: L 132 INF OTITIS MEDIA LT CHR.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1390244
Notes: SICK AND WOUNDED
St. Nazaire. Otitis (Ear infection)

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (see above)
Name: Throwleif Or Thorleif Hojem Or Hojen
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 24 Apr 1919 Discharged
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): City of Chicago, Illinois
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1888
Death Date: 23 Aug 1941

 

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Thorleif Hojem
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Ballow Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Native Tongue: Norwegian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Sailor
Industry: On Sea

Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Johnson 38
Ingrid Johnson 36
Earl R Johnson 13
Clifford R Johnson 5
Olga Johnson 45
Thorleif Hojem 31

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

NAME: Thorleif Hojem
DEATH DATE: 23 Aug 1941
DEATH LOCATION: Cook County, IL
FILE NUMBER: 23324
ARCHIVE COLLECTION NAME: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
ARCHIVE REPOSITORY LOCATION: Chicago, IL
ARCHIVE REPOSITORY NAME: Cook County Clerk

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name: Thorleif Hojem
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1888
Birth Place: Trondheim, Norway
Death Date: 23 Aug 1941
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 25 Aug 1941
Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Acacia Park
Death Age: 53
Occupation: Maintenance Man
Race: White
Marital status: S
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: Lorenz Hojem
Father Birth Place: Trondheim, Norway
Mother Name: Kathriska Dullurn
Mother Birth Place: Trondheim, Norway
FHL Film Number: 1953676

Miscellaneous:

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records
Name: Thorlief Dullum Hojem
Naturalization Age: 31
Record Type: Naturalization
Birth Date: 1888
Birth Place: Norway
Naturalization Date: 1919
Naturalization Place: Illinois
Court: District and Circuit Courts, Northern District, Illinois

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