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SGT Charles Robert “Reby” Dressel

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SGT Charles Robert “Reby” Dressel Veteran

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
23 Jan 1919 (aged 22)
Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
Burial
Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 6 Grace 8
Memorial ID
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"Sergeant Charles Robert "Reby" Dressel, born 25 May 1896, was the only son of Albert R and Catherine S (Eno) Dressel of Brooklyn, New York.

In the 1900 census, 4-year-old Charles is living with his parents and siblings Catherine 13, Lenore 10, Rosalie 7, and Helen 1, at 670 McDonough Street in Brooklyn. His father is a superintendent at a printing company.

Charles's mother died 23 Apr 1905 after a short illness when he was 8 years old.

In the 1910 census, 13-year-old Charles is living with his widowed father and sisters Catherine 23, Lenore 19, Rosalie 18, and Helen 11, with his widowed sisters in law Frances Bordner 52 (deceased wife Catherine's sister) and niece Edna 14, at 584 East 23rd Street in Brooklyn. His father is now a manager at the printing company.

On his Apr 1917 draft registration, Charles is an auto mechanic at Woods Garage at Lafayette and Bedford in Brooklyn.

Charles enlisted 9 May 1917 at Governors Island, New York. He was assigned to the 307th Motor Truck Company of the 402nd Motor Supply Train.

Charles sailed to France with the 307th Co of the 402nd Motor Supply Train from New York City aboard the SS Cedric on 14 Nov 1917. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father Albert Dressel back in Brooklyn.

Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, show Sergeants, Dressel, Charles R, from Brooklyn as Died of Disease 23 Jan 1919. His New York Abstract of World War 1 Service lists his cause of death at pneumonia and cardiac dilatation."

"Sgt. Charles R. Dressel, AEF SN# 215723, 307th Motor Truck Co. 402nd Motor Supply Train, Service of Supply, AEF.

Died of Disease (Pneumonia & Cardiac Dilatation) while assigned as an Section Sgt. with the 307th Motor Truck Co. while at U.S. Base Hospital No #7, outside of the French city of Tours, France on the morning of Thursday, January 23rd, 1919.

Upon Sgt. Dressel's death, Sgt. Dressel was initially interred at Grave #328, Temporary American Cemetery, Tours, France on the afternoon of Sunday, January 26th, 1919, and was finally reinterred at Grave #8, Row #6, Section D at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fère-en-Tardenois, France on the afternoon of Monday, August 14th, 1922. "

Charles' history above was requested to be added to his Find A Grave Memorial via two suggestion options to Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE by Contributor: Andy (48021049) • [email protected] on January 23, 2022.

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Died as a result the influenza epidemic of 1918.

Father Albert Dressel, Stepmother Clara Tiernan Dressel. Brooklyn, New York.

According to Ancestry.com member Amy Capuano, she wrote about Charles' death and burial in his Family Tree: "Death & Burial: Clara's stepson. Died in Paris during influenza epidemic. Clara, along with other mothers of men who died abroad in WWI, visited cemetery in Paris at the invitation of the U.S. government."
"Sergeant Charles Robert "Reby" Dressel, born 25 May 1896, was the only son of Albert R and Catherine S (Eno) Dressel of Brooklyn, New York.

In the 1900 census, 4-year-old Charles is living with his parents and siblings Catherine 13, Lenore 10, Rosalie 7, and Helen 1, at 670 McDonough Street in Brooklyn. His father is a superintendent at a printing company.

Charles's mother died 23 Apr 1905 after a short illness when he was 8 years old.

In the 1910 census, 13-year-old Charles is living with his widowed father and sisters Catherine 23, Lenore 19, Rosalie 18, and Helen 11, with his widowed sisters in law Frances Bordner 52 (deceased wife Catherine's sister) and niece Edna 14, at 584 East 23rd Street in Brooklyn. His father is now a manager at the printing company.

On his Apr 1917 draft registration, Charles is an auto mechanic at Woods Garage at Lafayette and Bedford in Brooklyn.

Charles enlisted 9 May 1917 at Governors Island, New York. He was assigned to the 307th Motor Truck Company of the 402nd Motor Supply Train.

Charles sailed to France with the 307th Co of the 402nd Motor Supply Train from New York City aboard the SS Cedric on 14 Nov 1917. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father Albert Dressel back in Brooklyn.

Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, show Sergeants, Dressel, Charles R, from Brooklyn as Died of Disease 23 Jan 1919. His New York Abstract of World War 1 Service lists his cause of death at pneumonia and cardiac dilatation."

"Sgt. Charles R. Dressel, AEF SN# 215723, 307th Motor Truck Co. 402nd Motor Supply Train, Service of Supply, AEF.

Died of Disease (Pneumonia & Cardiac Dilatation) while assigned as an Section Sgt. with the 307th Motor Truck Co. while at U.S. Base Hospital No #7, outside of the French city of Tours, France on the morning of Thursday, January 23rd, 1919.

Upon Sgt. Dressel's death, Sgt. Dressel was initially interred at Grave #328, Temporary American Cemetery, Tours, France on the afternoon of Sunday, January 26th, 1919, and was finally reinterred at Grave #8, Row #6, Section D at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fère-en-Tardenois, France on the afternoon of Monday, August 14th, 1922. "

Charles' history above was requested to be added to his Find A Grave Memorial via two suggestion options to Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE by Contributor: Andy (48021049) • [email protected] on January 23, 2022.

༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻

Died as a result the influenza epidemic of 1918.

Father Albert Dressel, Stepmother Clara Tiernan Dressel. Brooklyn, New York.

According to Ancestry.com member Amy Capuano, she wrote about Charles' death and burial in his Family Tree: "Death & Burial: Clara's stepson. Died in Paris during influenza epidemic. Clara, along with other mothers of men who died abroad in WWI, visited cemetery in Paris at the invitation of the U.S. government."

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  • Maintained by: gwtwqueenie
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56636916/charles_robert-dressel: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Charles Robert “Reby” Dressel (25 May 1896–23 Jan 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56636916, citing Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; Maintained by gwtwqueenie (contributor 47729012).