Individual Details

Ralph M. Broschardt

(Abt 1896 - 3 Nov 1918)

Events

BirthAbt 1896Uhrichsville City, Mill Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH
BirthAbt 1897Ohio
Residence1910with his parents - 216 W. Boalt St., Sandusky City, Portland Twp., Erie Co., OH
MilitaryFrom 19 May 1917 to 3 Nov 1918
Death3 Nov 1918France
Burial15 Dec 1922Union Cem. , Old Part, 1917 Addition, Lot 884, Space 2, Columbus City, Franklin Co., OH

Families

FatherLudwig Broschard (1877 - 1946)
MotherElla Rose Hall (1875 - 1938)

Notes

Military

Ralph served as a private Company H 10th Infantry of the Ohio National Guard to 15 September 1917. Then he served in Company D of the 134th Machine Gun Battalion from 26 September 1917 to 26 February 1918. Then Ralph served in Company D of the 136th Machine Gun Battalion until 3 November 1918. He participated in the Ypres-Lys Campaign (also known as the 2nd Battle of the Lys) and in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces from 22 June 1918 to 3 November 1918. Ralph died of wounds on 3 November 1918. His mother, Mrs. Ella Broschardt, of 995 McClelland Ave., Columbus, Ohio was notified. World War I ended on 11 November 1918.

Death

Ralph died from wounds sustained during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Endnotes

1. "Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918" as found at: www.ancestry.com. Record for Ralph M. Broschardt..

2. US Census of 1910 - record for Lewis and Ella Broschardt and family. Address is given as 216 W. Boalt St..

3. US Census of 1910 - record for Lewis and Ella Broschardt and family. Address is given as 216 W. Boalt St..

4. US Census of 1910 - record for Lewis and Ella Broschardt and family. Address is given as 216 W. Boalt St..

5. "Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918" as found at: www.ancestry.com. Record for Ralph M. Broschardt..

6. "Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918" as found at: www.ancestry.com. Record for Ralph M. Broschardt..

7. Union Cemetery website as found at: http://unc.cemeterydata.com. Record for Ralph M. Broschardt..