World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Guy Wallace Rosecrans. City: Omaha. County: Douglas. State: Nebraska. Birthplace: Nebraska.
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1895. Race: Caucasian (White). Roll: 1711759. DraftBoard: 2. Date: Jun 5 1917.
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Missouri Office of the Secretary of State
Missouri State Archives
Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I
Form No. 724-1, A.G.O.
Rosecrans, Guy W. 252,668 W (Surname)(Christian name)
(Army serial number)(Race)
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska *Inducted at: Fort Logan Colorado on 10/24/1917
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Age or date of birth: 22 1/12 Y
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
153 Aero Sq to Death
Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt 1CL 9/24/1918
Engagements: Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from 1/31/1918 To from To
Honorably discharged on demobilization
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported per cent disabled.
Remarks:
Died 10/5/1918 of Injuries Received in Aeroplane Accident.
Mrs. Flora Rosecrans, 5022 King Hill Ave., Saint Joseph Missouri Notified of Death
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Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of
Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The airport was named in honor of Sgt. Guy W. Rosecrans "and comrades" of the 153rd Aero Squadron,
U.S. Army, 1917-1918.
Rosecrans was the only St. Joseph airman killed in World War I .
Rosecrans worked at Swift & Co. before joining the Army, and it hasn't been determined whether he was a
flying sergeant or a member of the ground crew.
He was killed in Western France, October 16, 1918, when he walked into an airplane propeller.
He was buried at St. Jeans, France, but the body was later returned to St. Joseph and buried at Mount Auburn
Cemetery in St. Joseph on October 17, 1920.
Reference: Wikipedia.org. mopilots.org.
Guy Wallace Rosecrans. City: Omaha. County: Douglas. State: Nebraska. Birthplace: Nebraska.
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1895. Race: Caucasian (White). Roll: 1711759. DraftBoard: 2. Date: Jun 5 1917.
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Missouri Office of the Secretary of State
Missouri State Archives
Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I
Form No. 724-1, A.G.O.
Rosecrans, Guy W. 252,668 W (Surname)(Christian name)
(Army serial number)(Race)
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska *Inducted at: Fort Logan Colorado on 10/24/1917
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Age or date of birth: 22 1/12 Y
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
153 Aero Sq to Death
Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt 1CL 9/24/1918
Engagements: Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from 1/31/1918 To from To
Honorably discharged on demobilization
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported per cent disabled.
Remarks:
Died 10/5/1918 of Injuries Received in Aeroplane Accident.
Mrs. Flora Rosecrans, 5022 King Hill Ave., Saint Joseph Missouri Notified of Death
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Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of
Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The airport was named in honor of Sgt. Guy W. Rosecrans "and comrades" of the 153rd Aero Squadron,
U.S. Army, 1917-1918.
Rosecrans was the only St. Joseph airman killed in World War I .
Rosecrans worked at Swift & Co. before joining the Army, and it hasn't been determined whether he was a
flying sergeant or a member of the ground crew.
He was killed in Western France, October 16, 1918, when he walked into an airplane propeller.
He was buried at St. Jeans, France, but the body was later returned to St. Joseph and buried at Mount Auburn
Cemetery in St. Joseph on October 17, 1920.
Reference: Wikipedia.org. mopilots.org.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Guy Wallace Rosecrans. City: Omaha. County: Douglas. State: Nebraska. Birthplace: Nebraska.
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1895. Race: Caucasian (White). Roll: 1711759. DraftBoard: 2. Date: Jun 5 1917.
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Missouri Office of the Secretary of State
Missouri State Archives
Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I
Form No. 724-1, A.G.O.
Rosecrans, Guy W. 252,668 W (Surname)(Christian name)
(Army serial number)(Race)
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska *Inducted at: Fort Logan Colorado on 10/24/1917
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Age or date of birth: 22 1/12 Y
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
153 Aero Sq to Death
Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt 1CL 9/24/1918
Engagements: Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from 1/31/1918 To from To
Honorably discharged on demobilization
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported per cent disabled.
Remarks:
Died 10/5/1918 of Injuries Received in Aeroplane Accident.
Mrs. Flora Rosecrans, 5022 King Hill Ave., Saint Joseph Missouri Notified of Death
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Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of
Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The airport was named in honor of Sgt. Guy W. Rosecrans "and comrades" of the 153rd Aero Squadron,
U.S. Army, 1917-1918.
Rosecrans was the only St. Joseph airman killed in World War I .
Rosecrans worked at Swift & Co. before joining the Army, and it hasn't been determined whether he was a
flying sergeant or a member of the ground crew.
He was killed in Western France, October 16, 1918, when he walked into an airplane propeller.
He was buried at St. Jeans, France, but the body was later returned to St. Joseph and buried at Mount Auburn
Cemetery in St. Joseph on October 17, 1920.
Reference: Wikipedia.org. mopilots.org.
Guy Wallace Rosecrans. City: Omaha. County: Douglas. State: Nebraska. Birthplace: Nebraska.
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1895. Race: Caucasian (White). Roll: 1711759. DraftBoard: 2. Date: Jun 5 1917.
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Missouri Office of the Secretary of State
Missouri State Archives
Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I
Form No. 724-1, A.G.O.
Rosecrans, Guy W. 252,668 W (Surname)(Christian name)
(Army serial number)(Race)
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska *Inducted at: Fort Logan Colorado on 10/24/1917
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Age or date of birth: 22 1/12 Y
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
153 Aero Sq to Death
Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt 1CL 9/24/1918
Engagements: Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from 1/31/1918 To from To
Honorably discharged on demobilization
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported per cent disabled.
Remarks:
Died 10/5/1918 of Injuries Received in Aeroplane Accident.
Mrs. Flora Rosecrans, 5022 King Hill Ave., Saint Joseph Missouri Notified of Death
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Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of
Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The airport was named in honor of Sgt. Guy W. Rosecrans "and comrades" of the 153rd Aero Squadron,
U.S. Army, 1917-1918.
Rosecrans was the only St. Joseph airman killed in World War I .
Rosecrans worked at Swift & Co. before joining the Army, and it hasn't been determined whether he was a
flying sergeant or a member of the ground crew.
He was killed in Western France, October 16, 1918, when he walked into an airplane propeller.
He was buried at St. Jeans, France, but the body was later returned to St. Joseph and buried at Mount Auburn
Cemetery in St. Joseph on October 17, 1920.
Reference: Wikipedia.org. mopilots.org.
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