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Service Number -1390285
Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1917
Discharged: 4 Jan 1919 at St. Louis, MO. Residence Gary, Indiana
Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 19 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Company I 349th INF to 33rd DIV per SO#62 Hdq 88th DIV dtd 25 Oct 1917; Assigned to and Joined Company L, 132nd INF on 6 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll March 1918, Camp Logan, Tx: Listed as Private, Transferred to Provisional Regiment #1 per SO#101 Headquarters 33rd Division dtd 13 April 1918.
Assigned 44th Infantry Company C (dates unknow but after 13 April 1918). See Master Veterans Index document below).
- No record of overseas service found.
WWI Victory Medal
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Post War Occupations / Bio:
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Rudolph Silich
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Croatia
Home in 1920: Joliet Ward 3, Will, Illinois
Street: Elizabeth Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1913
Marital Status: Single
Native Tongue: Croatian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Rigger
Industry: Steel Mill
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Carl Pavletich 40 Boarder
Anna Jurkovich 31 Wife
Conrad Jurkovich 29 Head
Rudolph Silich 22 Boarder
John Zenko 20 Brother-in-law
Frank Zenko 17 Brother-in-law
Myra Jurkovich 3 Daughter
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Rudolph Silick
Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 32
Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Gary, Lake, Indiana
Street Address: East 37th Avenue
House Number: 1486
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 10, 000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 29
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Mother's Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Language Spoken: Croatian
Immigration Year: 1915
Naturalization: Naturalized (Note: 1923)
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Structure Builder Iron-Worker
Industry: Cement Plant
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Rudolph Silick 32 Head
Bob Zaper 31 Roomer
Antonia Silick 25 Wife
Catherine Silick 2 Daughter
Edward Silick 1 Son
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Rudolph Silick
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Gary, Lake, Indiana
Street: East 37th Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Gary, Lake, Indiana
Residence in 1935: Gary
Citizenship: Naturalized (Note: 1923)
Occupation: Iron Worker
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1700
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Rudolph Silick 44 Head
Antonio Silick 35 Wife
Katherine Silick12 Daughter
Rudolph Silick 5 Son
Edward Silick 4 Son
WWII Draft Registration:
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Rudolph Silick
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 May 1896
Death Date: 16 Sep 1973
SSN: -4871
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1917
Release Date: 4 Jan 1919
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Rudolf Silick
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 4 Jan 1919
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Gary, Ind
Birth Date: 19 May 1896
U.S., Social Security Death Index
Name: Rudolph Silick
Social Security Number: -4871
Birth Date: 13 May 1896
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Indiana
Last Residence: 46409, Gary, Lake, Indiana
Death Date: Sep 1973 |
Miscellaneous:
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records
Name: Rudolf Silick
Naturalization Age: 27
Record Type: Naturalization
Birth Date: 1896
Birth Place: Yugoslavia
Naturalization Date: 1923
Naturalization Place: Joliet, Illinois
Court: District and Circuit Courts, Northern District, Illinois
SURNAME Silich on some documents. Note DATE OF BIRTH different on documents. |
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