Service Number -4082594

Enroute to France Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Max Shear
Departure Date: Sep 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, Virginia
Residence Place: Coal Center PA
Next of Kin: Mike Goodman
Relationship: Uncle
Ship: Patria
Rank: Private
Service Number: 4082594
Notes: 83rd Provisional Co September Infantry Replacement Draft (White)

Company L Second Platoon

Company L Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Joined Nov. 2nd. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. DS at School of Infantry. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Rejoined 2 March 1919. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

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Name: Max Shear
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Coal Center, Pennsylvania
Next of Kin: Mr. Mike Goodman
Relationship: Uncle
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 4, 082, 594
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132nd INFANTRY 33RD DIVISION

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

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

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Max Shear
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Russia
Home in 1920: Monongahela Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania
Street: Cuff Avenue
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1906 (Note: naturalized 1918)
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Russia
Native Tongue: Russian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Dealer
Industry: Produce
Employment Field: Own Account
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Annie Augenblick 31 Wife
Harry Augenblick 29 Head
Max Shear 28 Lodger

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (See above)
Name: Max Shear
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 4082594
Enlisted: 26 July 1918
Event Date: 25 May 1919 Discharged
Private, Company L, 132nd Infantry
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Coal Center, Pa
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1892 NOTE: 22 February on WWI Draft Registration

Find A Grave
Max Shear
BIRTH 2 Feb 1892
DEATH 15 Jan 1976 (aged 83)
BURIAL
Shaare Torah Cemetery
Whitehall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
PLOT Low Section, Row X, Plot 7

Miscellaneous:

1923 Passport Application: Arrived 1906; live in Pennsylvania; Naturalized on 16 Aug 1918 by Army Corporation court at Petersburg, VA . Living at California, Pennsylvania as a merchant. Father, Abraham Shear residing in Lithuania, born Russia. Purpose: Visit relatives.

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