George Peter Carda was the son of Joseph & Mary (Aubrecht) Carda. He was one of nine children.
His parents Joseph & Mary came to Detroit in 1887 from Strakonice, Bohemia (present day Czech). The family settled in the lower west side of Detroit on Williams. When George was only 4 his father died in an accident while delivering bread from a horse drawn wagon.
At that time his mother moved the family a few blocks west to 4007 33rd. George lived in this home until his death.
In 2003 the home site was an empty lot.
During WWI George was drafted into the Army where he served in England, France and Russia in Company K of the 339th Infantry. His serial number was 2 022 204. George served from 20 Nov 1917 to 18 Jul 1919.
Go to the link below for a recap of events in Russia written by another soldier in the same Company that George served in. A company probably had less than 200 soldiers. The conditions were extremely harsh. On New Year's eve they fought the Red Army laying on 4 feet of snow with temperatures of -47 below zero. 100 Americans were killed in 2 hours of battle.
http://www.wwvets.com/Siberia.html
George's company K, was called the Black Co. of Death by the Red Army soldiers, In one case when K company occupied Kadish on one drive with 95 men they were against 600 Red Army soldiers and in that battle the Red Army lost over 300 men.
Battles he was a part of:
1. Defense Seletshoe Sector 14 Nov - 29 Dec 1918
2. Battle of Kodish Petrograd Road; 30 Dec 1918 - 3 Jan 1919
3. Defense Emsta River; 4 Jan - 14 Jan 1919
4. Defense Volgda Archangel Railroad; 29 Jan - 3 Mar 1919
5. Battles of Bolske Ozenki; 18 th Verst Port, Obozenskaza, Onega Road; 24-29 Mar 1919
6. Defense of Volgda Archangel Railroad; 1-30 Apr 1919
7. Skirmish Verst, Volgda Archangel Railroad; 14 Apr 1919
8. Defense Bolski Ozerki; 1-21 May 1919
The 339th and Company K was under British command. A diary entry of a K company soldier notes that the British treated them more like dogs and beasts in Russia than like humans. As a result of this during WWII Americans were always under American command.
George never married. He liked a girl named Agnes Gordon, after his return from WWI she died. George never thought enough of any other girl to marry.
After George returned he was a auto worker in Detroit.
He raised pigeons and in later years George and his brother Joe flew them together taking many medals and awards. In his 1942 Draft registration George showed he was a small man, 5' 2" and weighted 125 pounds.
George is buried next to his best friend his brother Joe.
His parents Joseph & Mary came to Detroit in 1887 from Strakonice, Bohemia (present day Czech). The family settled in the lower west side of Detroit on Williams. When George was only 4 his father died in an accident while delivering bread from a horse drawn wagon.
At that time his mother moved the family a few blocks west to 4007 33rd. George lived in this home until his death.
In 2003 the home site was an empty lot.
During WWI George was drafted into the Army where he served in England, France and Russia in Company K of the 339th Infantry. His serial number was 2 022 204. George served from 20 Nov 1917 to 18 Jul 1919.
Go to the link below for a recap of events in Russia written by another soldier in the same Company that George served in. A company probably had less than 200 soldiers. The conditions were extremely harsh. On New Year's eve they fought the Red Army laying on 4 feet of snow with temperatures of -47 below zero. 100 Americans were killed in 2 hours of battle.
http://www.wwvets.com/Siberia.html
George's company K, was called the Black Co. of Death by the Red Army soldiers, In one case when K company occupied Kadish on one drive with 95 men they were against 600 Red Army soldiers and in that battle the Red Army lost over 300 men.
Battles he was a part of:
1. Defense Seletshoe Sector 14 Nov - 29 Dec 1918
2. Battle of Kodish Petrograd Road; 30 Dec 1918 - 3 Jan 1919
3. Defense Emsta River; 4 Jan - 14 Jan 1919
4. Defense Volgda Archangel Railroad; 29 Jan - 3 Mar 1919
5. Battles of Bolske Ozenki; 18 th Verst Port, Obozenskaza, Onega Road; 24-29 Mar 1919
6. Defense of Volgda Archangel Railroad; 1-30 Apr 1919
7. Skirmish Verst, Volgda Archangel Railroad; 14 Apr 1919
8. Defense Bolski Ozerki; 1-21 May 1919
The 339th and Company K was under British command. A diary entry of a K company soldier notes that the British treated them more like dogs and beasts in Russia than like humans. As a result of this during WWII Americans were always under American command.
George never married. He liked a girl named Agnes Gordon, after his return from WWI she died. George never thought enough of any other girl to marry.
After George returned he was a auto worker in Detroit.
He raised pigeons and in later years George and his brother Joe flew them together taking many medals and awards. In his 1942 Draft registration George showed he was a small man, 5' 2" and weighted 125 pounds.
George is buried next to his best friend his brother Joe.
George Peter Carda was the son of Joseph & Mary (Aubrecht) Carda. He was one of nine children.
His parents Joseph & Mary came to Detroit in 1887 from Strakonice, Bohemia (present day Czech). The family settled in the lower west side of Detroit on Williams. When George was only 4 his father died in an accident while delivering bread from a horse drawn wagon.
At that time his mother moved the family a few blocks west to 4007 33rd. George lived in this home until his death.
In 2003 the home site was an empty lot.
During WWI George was drafted into the Army where he served in England, France and Russia in Company K of the 339th Infantry. His serial number was 2 022 204. George served from 20 Nov 1917 to 18 Jul 1919.
Go to the link below for a recap of events in Russia written by another soldier in the same Company that George served in. A company probably had less than 200 soldiers. The conditions were extremely harsh. On New Year's eve they fought the Red Army laying on 4 feet of snow with temperatures of -47 below zero. 100 Americans were killed in 2 hours of battle.
http://www.wwvets.com/Siberia.html
George's company K, was called the Black Co. of Death by the Red Army soldiers, In one case when K company occupied Kadish on one drive with 95 men they were against 600 Red Army soldiers and in that battle the Red Army lost over 300 men.
Battles he was a part of:
1. Defense Seletshoe Sector 14 Nov - 29 Dec 1918
2. Battle of Kodish Petrograd Road; 30 Dec 1918 - 3 Jan 1919
3. Defense Emsta River; 4 Jan - 14 Jan 1919
4. Defense Volgda Archangel Railroad; 29 Jan - 3 Mar 1919
5. Battles of Bolske Ozenki; 18 th Verst Port, Obozenskaza, Onega Road; 24-29 Mar 1919
6. Defense of Volgda Archangel Railroad; 1-30 Apr 1919
7. Skirmish Verst, Volgda Archangel Railroad; 14 Apr 1919
8. Defense Bolski Ozerki; 1-21 May 1919
The 339th and Company K was under British command. A diary entry of a K company soldier notes that the British treated them more like dogs and beasts in Russia than like humans. As a result of this during WWII Americans were always under American command.
George never married. He liked a girl named Agnes Gordon, after his return from WWI she died. George never thought enough of any other girl to marry.
After George returned he was a auto worker in Detroit.
He raised pigeons and in later years George and his brother Joe flew them together taking many medals and awards. In his 1942 Draft registration George showed he was a small man, 5' 2" and weighted 125 pounds.
George is buried next to his best friend his brother Joe.
His parents Joseph & Mary came to Detroit in 1887 from Strakonice, Bohemia (present day Czech). The family settled in the lower west side of Detroit on Williams. When George was only 4 his father died in an accident while delivering bread from a horse drawn wagon.
At that time his mother moved the family a few blocks west to 4007 33rd. George lived in this home until his death.
In 2003 the home site was an empty lot.
During WWI George was drafted into the Army where he served in England, France and Russia in Company K of the 339th Infantry. His serial number was 2 022 204. George served from 20 Nov 1917 to 18 Jul 1919.
Go to the link below for a recap of events in Russia written by another soldier in the same Company that George served in. A company probably had less than 200 soldiers. The conditions were extremely harsh. On New Year's eve they fought the Red Army laying on 4 feet of snow with temperatures of -47 below zero. 100 Americans were killed in 2 hours of battle.
http://www.wwvets.com/Siberia.html
George's company K, was called the Black Co. of Death by the Red Army soldiers, In one case when K company occupied Kadish on one drive with 95 men they were against 600 Red Army soldiers and in that battle the Red Army lost over 300 men.
Battles he was a part of:
1. Defense Seletshoe Sector 14 Nov - 29 Dec 1918
2. Battle of Kodish Petrograd Road; 30 Dec 1918 - 3 Jan 1919
3. Defense Emsta River; 4 Jan - 14 Jan 1919
4. Defense Volgda Archangel Railroad; 29 Jan - 3 Mar 1919
5. Battles of Bolske Ozenki; 18 th Verst Port, Obozenskaza, Onega Road; 24-29 Mar 1919
6. Defense of Volgda Archangel Railroad; 1-30 Apr 1919
7. Skirmish Verst, Volgda Archangel Railroad; 14 Apr 1919
8. Defense Bolski Ozerki; 1-21 May 1919
The 339th and Company K was under British command. A diary entry of a K company soldier notes that the British treated them more like dogs and beasts in Russia than like humans. As a result of this during WWII Americans were always under American command.
George never married. He liked a girl named Agnes Gordon, after his return from WWI she died. George never thought enough of any other girl to marry.
After George returned he was a auto worker in Detroit.
He raised pigeons and in later years George and his brother Joe flew them together taking many medals and awards. In his 1942 Draft registration George showed he was a small man, 5' 2" and weighted 125 pounds.
George is buried next to his best friend his brother Joe.
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