Name:
Elmer August Henry Giertz
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
3282317
Unit:
United States Army
Date of Death:
1918-09-28
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Evergreen Cemetery, Chebanse, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Section 2
Row:
Grave:
39
Decoration:
Comments:
Elmer August Henry Giertz was born on January 30, 1896, in Iroquois County, Illinois. He was the son of Fredrick W "Fred" Giertz and Anna Martha Willich Giertz.
He served in the 6th Battery, Field Artillery, as a Private during World War I. He died of pneumonia/influenza on September 28, 1918, in the hospital La Courneau, Camp Hunt in France. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Chebanse, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA.