Son of Herman and Mary Heideman Hake; born June 9. 1887, Hanford, Ohio County, Ind. When two years old moved with parents to Dearborn County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 20, 1917, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; then to Camp Shelby, Miss. Overseas in May. 1918; assigned to Company C, 102nd Infantry. Killed in action July 23,1918, Chateau Thierry. Buried near Epieds. France. Survived by widow, Myrtle May Haske, and son, Charles Albert Hake, Aurora, Ind. He also has a cenotaph located in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.
Source of information: Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War. 1914-1918. By Indiana Historical Commission, John Williams Oliver. Published by Indiana Historical Commission, 1921. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Sep 5, 2007. 750 pages