Military related information:

Service Number -2155551

31 October 1918 - Monthly Roster: Sick-in-Hospital.

30 November 1918 Company Roster; Listed as Dropped 3rd.

Enroute to USA: Convalescent Detachment # 311 - Gun Shot Wound Left Arm

Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 22 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Co L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. Sick at 96th Field Hospital . - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick-in-Hospital. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Dropped Nov 3rd.

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists
Name: Frederick W Fink
Departure Date: 11 May 1919
Departure Place: Bordeaux, France
Arrival Date: 1919
Arrival Place: Camp Hill Newport News, VA.
Residence Place: Fairbane IA
Mother: A Fink
Ship: De Kalb
Military Unit: CO L 132 INF
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2155551
Notes: Convalescent Detachment #311. Gun Shot Wound (GSW) Left Arm

Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Frederick William Fink
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1895
Military Date: 5 Jul 1919 Discharged
Residence Place: Oelwein, Iowa

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart October 1918 Personnel Report

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Fred W Fink
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Oran, Fayette, Iowa
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: August Fink
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Amelia Fink
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Laborer
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
August Fink 59
Amelia Fink 54
Ernest E Fink 26
Fred W Fink 24
Otto P Fink 21
Oscar W Fink 20
Sophia Fink 18
Gustav A Fink 16
Dortha A Fink 15
Paul W Fink 12
Carl E Fink 12
Esther E Fink 11
Raymond J Fink 9

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: F W Fink
Respondent: Yes
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Banks, Fayette, Iowa
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Fayette, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Rural, Fayette, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 12
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
F W Fink 44
Alvetta Fink 35
Lewain Fink 15
Evanne Fink 11
Donila Fink 8
Varlyn Fink 2

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Fred Fink
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1895
Death Date: 31 Dec 1987
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 22 Feb 1918
Release Date 1: 5 Jul 1919

Find A Grave
Name: Pvt Frederick W. Fink
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1895
Death Date: 31 Dec 1987
Cemetery: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Burial : Hazleton, Buchanan County, Iowa
Spouse: Alvetta Iva Fink
Children: Lewain D. Fink
Varlyn D. Fink

Miscellaneous:

Newspapers.com Obituary Index
Name: Frederick William Fink
Gender: Male
Death Age: 92
Birth Date: abt 1896
Residence Place: Oelwein
Death Date: 31 Dec 1988
Death Place: Oelwein
Burial Place: Hazleton
Obituary Date: 1 Jan 1988
Obituary Place: Waterloo, Iowa
Spouse: Alvetta
Children:
Lewain
Loel
Evonne Faria
Donita Sweitzer
Siblings:
Raymond Fink
Oscar Fink
Dorothy Lau
Esther McLaury

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