Service Number -1397960

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 24 July 1917, Mustered 3 August 1917, Reported for Duty 25 July 1917.

- Assigned 161st Depot Brigade, 7th Training Company
Note: The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges. .

Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Tx: Enlisted 24 July 1917. Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. Transferred to Vet Corps NA per SO#36 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 18 Feb 1918.

Discharged 22 March 1919

No record of overseas service

WWI Victory Medal
 

U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index (See above)
Name: John Staranek
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 1397960
Private First Class (PFC)
Company 7, 161st Depot Brigade*
Company L, 132nd Infantry
Enlisted 25 July 1917
Event Date: 22 Mar 1919 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: 1432 W. 23rd Street, Chicago, Ill
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1890
Death Date: 18 Mar 1966
*DEPOT BRIGADES:
Note: The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: John Strunek
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 31, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Throop Street.
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Marital Status: Single
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Oiler
Industry: Steam Rail Road
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Joseph Whelan 36 Head
Sophia Whelan 28 Wife
John Strunek 26 Brother-in-law
Helen Strunek 20 Sister-in-law
William Strunek 19 Brother-in-law
Frederick Strunek 17 Brother-in-law

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: John Starnek
Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 39
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street Address: 21st Street
House Number: 1432
Age at First Marriage: 25
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Chaffeur
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Margart Mcnarney 70 Head
James Mcnarney 39 Son
John Starnek 39 Son-in-law
Irene Starnek 34 Daughter
Isabel Mcnarney 29 Daughter

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: John Staruck
Respondent: Yes
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Chicago
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Margaret Mc Nearey 81 Head
James Mc Nearey 50 Son
John Staruck 49 Son-in-law
Irene Staruck 44 Daughter

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: John Staranek
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1890
Military Date: 22 Mar 1919
Residence Place: Chicago, Ill
Death Date: 18 Mar 1966

Cook County, Illinois Death Index
Name: John Staranek
Death Date: 18 Mar 1966
Death Location: Cook County, IL
File Number: 617974
Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name: John Staranek
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Mar 1966
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 4723 W Gladys Ave
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1890
Birthplace: Chicago, , Illinois
Burial Date: 22 Mar 1966
Burial Place: Hillside, Illinois
Cemetery: Mt Carmel
Father's Name: James Starankovic
Informant's Name: Donald Seidelman

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