Service Number -2662100

1918: Enroute to France from Camp Gordon, Georgia
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Maurice P Quillen
Departure Date: 21 Jul 1918
Departure Place: New York, New York
Address: Rfd #1
Residence Place: Cuba, Ilinois
Father: William Quillen
Ship: Plattsburg
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2662100
Notes: Camp Gordon July Automatic Repl Draft Co #40 Infantry

- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO).

Died from gun shot wounds, received in action at Verdun, October 10, 1918, buried at Chaumont Haute Marne, in American Cemetery, Grave 435, Plot 6. Next of kin (not shown).

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Maurice Philander Quillen
Event Type: Military Service
Private, Company L, 132nd Infantry
S/N 2662100
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: 5640 Magnolia Ave, Chicago, Ill
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1896
Death Date: 10 Nov 1918

1921: Remains repatriated onU.S.A.T. Wheaton,
sailing from Antwerp, Belgium 26 April 1921 enroute Hoboken, New Jersey.
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Maurice P. Quillen
Departure Date: 26 Apr 1921
Departure Place: Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date: 1920-1921
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Ship: WHEATON
Military Unit: Co. L. 132nd Inf
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2662100

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart 13 October 1918 Personnel Report

Biographic:

the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Maurice Quillen
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Cass, Fulton, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William Quillen
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Salista Quillen
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Native Tongue: English
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
William Quillen 56 Head
Salista Quillen 53 Wife
Charles Quillen 17 Son
Maurice Quillen 14 Son

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

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Find A Grave
Name: Pvt Maurice P Quillen
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1896
Birth Place: Smithfield, Fulton County
Death Date: 10 Nov 1918
Death Place: France
Cemetery: Baughman Cemetery
Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois

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