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PVT Sam Schless

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PVT Sam Schless

Birth
Death
26 Sep 1918 (aged 28–29)
France
Burial
Ozone Park, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Gate 84
Memorial ID
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Killed in World War 1 at the age of 29. Buried under same monument as Sam Klein who also died in WW1

From local newspaper:

Schless, Samuel,
234 Pulaski St., Bklyn.
Pvt.Co.D, 313th Inf.
Killed in action, September 26, 1918.
Private Samuel SCHLESS, of 234 Pulaski street, son of Peter SCHLESS,
wrote to his father Sept. 1 saying that if the Huns kept up the rate at which
they were running the American boys would be in Berlin by Thanksgiving
and home by Christmas. The War Department telegram says SCHLESS
was killed in action between Sept. 27 and 30. He was a member of the
105th Machine Gun Battalion. Before entering army service he was
employed as a clerk for the Standard Oil Company.
Brooklyn Standard Union-1 December 1918
Private Samuel SCHLESS, of 234 Pulaski street, reported killed in action
between Sept. 27 and 30, was a member of Company D, 318th Infantry.
He was a son of Louis SCHLESS and lived with his father and sister at
that address. His mother has been dead several years. Prior to his
entering the service he was employed in a shoe factory.
Brooklyn Standard Union-4 December 1918
Killed in World War 1 at the age of 29. Buried under same monument as Sam Klein who also died in WW1

From local newspaper:

Schless, Samuel,
234 Pulaski St., Bklyn.
Pvt.Co.D, 313th Inf.
Killed in action, September 26, 1918.
Private Samuel SCHLESS, of 234 Pulaski street, son of Peter SCHLESS,
wrote to his father Sept. 1 saying that if the Huns kept up the rate at which
they were running the American boys would be in Berlin by Thanksgiving
and home by Christmas. The War Department telegram says SCHLESS
was killed in action between Sept. 27 and 30. He was a member of the
105th Machine Gun Battalion. Before entering army service he was
employed as a clerk for the Standard Oil Company.
Brooklyn Standard Union-1 December 1918
Private Samuel SCHLESS, of 234 Pulaski street, reported killed in action
between Sept. 27 and 30, was a member of Company D, 318th Infantry.
He was a son of Louis SCHLESS and lived with his father and sister at
that address. His mother has been dead several years. Prior to his
entering the service he was employed in a shoe factory.
Brooklyn Standard Union-4 December 1918

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  • Created by: ntatap
  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87113190/sam-schless: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Sam Schless (1889–26 Sep 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87113190, citing Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by ntatap (contributor 47550690).