Edward Henry Ackerman (1895 - 1918)

Born 12 Jul 1895 in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 8 Oct 1918 at age 23 in Commune, Baulny, France

Biography

Corporal Edward Ackerman was Killed in Action during World War I.

Corporal Edward Ackerman served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Battalion D, 310 Field Artillery
Service ended: Oct 8, 1918 (KIA)

He is the son of Henry E Ackerman (1862-1930) and Alice V Gross (1861-1935). The 6th of 9 children, William, Frederick, Clara, Annie, Harry, Lottie, Helen and Charles. His brothers William, Harry and Charles predeceased him.

Born and Raised in the Hellertown area he registered for the draft June 5, 1917 ^[1].

Corporal Ackerman was Killed in Action in Baulny, France October 8, 1918^[2]. His body was brought home after the war and interred with his family in Union Cemetery, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA^[3]

Census

1900 Lower Saucon Township South Bethlehem borough Ward 4, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States ^[4]

1910 Bethlehem Ward 5, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VT-PYD : accessed 17 March 2015), Edward Henry Ackerman, 1917-1918; citing Northampton County no 3, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,907,405.
2. ↑ Soldiers of the Great War, Volume III page 138, Haulsee, W. M.; Howe, F. G.; Doyle, A. C.,Washington, D.C.; Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #32016755
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3QY-82T : accessed 17 March 2015), Edward Ackerman in household of Henry Ackerman, Lower Saucon Township South Bethlehem borough Ward 4, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,447.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGZN-MYH : accessed 17 March 2015), Eddie Ackerman in household of Henry Ackerman, Bethlehem Ward 5, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 163, sheet 9A, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,377.

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