Enlisted, July 2, 1917, in Troop A, 1st NY Cavalry Regiment, Brooklyn, NY. The 1st NY Cavalry reorganized for the World War as the 104th & 106th Machine Gun Battalions, 27th Division. He was assigned to Company A, 104th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division. Company A was transferred and designed Company D, 105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division.
After training at Camp Wadsworth, SC, the 105th Machine Gun Battalion deployed to Europe, on May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, from Newport News, VA. He saw combat in both Belgium & France. Transferred, October 7, 1918, to Headquarters Troop, 27th Division. Returned to the States, March 6, 1919, aboard the USS Leviathan, docking at Hoboken, NJ. He marched in the great " Welcome Home Parade" for the 27th Division, up 5th Avenue, in New York City, on March 25, 1919. Discharged from the service, April 1, 1919, at Camp Upton, NY.
NOK, 1918, Mary Burke, mother, 180 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY
Occupation, engineer / contractor
After training at Camp Wadsworth, SC, the 105th Machine Gun Battalion deployed to Europe, on May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, from Newport News, VA. He saw combat in both Belgium & France. Transferred, October 7, 1918, to Headquarters Troop, 27th Division. Returned to the States, March 6, 1919, aboard the USS Leviathan, docking at Hoboken, NJ. He marched in the great " Welcome Home Parade" for the 27th Division, up 5th Avenue, in New York City, on March 25, 1919. Discharged from the service, April 1, 1919, at Camp Upton, NY.
NOK, 1918, Mary Burke, mother, 180 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY
Occupation, engineer / contractor
Enlisted, July 2, 1917, in Troop A, 1st NY Cavalry Regiment, Brooklyn, NY. The 1st NY Cavalry reorganized for the World War as the 104th & 106th Machine Gun Battalions, 27th Division. He was assigned to Company A, 104th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division. Company A was transferred and designed Company D, 105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division.
After training at Camp Wadsworth, SC, the 105th Machine Gun Battalion deployed to Europe, on May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, from Newport News, VA. He saw combat in both Belgium & France. Transferred, October 7, 1918, to Headquarters Troop, 27th Division. Returned to the States, March 6, 1919, aboard the USS Leviathan, docking at Hoboken, NJ. He marched in the great " Welcome Home Parade" for the 27th Division, up 5th Avenue, in New York City, on March 25, 1919. Discharged from the service, April 1, 1919, at Camp Upton, NY.
NOK, 1918, Mary Burke, mother, 180 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY
Occupation, engineer / contractor
After training at Camp Wadsworth, SC, the 105th Machine Gun Battalion deployed to Europe, on May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, from Newport News, VA. He saw combat in both Belgium & France. Transferred, October 7, 1918, to Headquarters Troop, 27th Division. Returned to the States, March 6, 1919, aboard the USS Leviathan, docking at Hoboken, NJ. He marched in the great " Welcome Home Parade" for the 27th Division, up 5th Avenue, in New York City, on March 25, 1919. Discharged from the service, April 1, 1919, at Camp Upton, NY.
NOK, 1918, Mary Burke, mother, 180 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY
Occupation, engineer / contractor
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