Name:
John A. Schramkowski
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-05-16
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France
Plot:
D
Row:
7
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Comments:
When John A. Schramkowski was born in 1898, his father, Victor, was 19 and his mother is Martha. He had one brother and one sister. He entered the military service in Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company B, 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on May 16, 1918 and is now buried in Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France. His name is inscribed on the Cantigny monument as PVT J SCHRANKOWSKI.