Sunday, May 4, 2008

Joseph Carroll Sheehan

Joseph Sheehan
U S ArmyVeteran
S Sgt C0 A 8 Engrs
Birth: August 26 1884
Death: December 10 1940
Interment: Buried: Sec 7 Site 29A
Wood National Cemetery
Service Dates:
1916-Jun-06 to 1919-Oct-12
1919-Oct-13 to 1920-Oct-02
Serial/Service #: 1095837 -
Rank/Grade: Sgt
Inducted at Jefferson Barricks, Missouri
Assignments: Co "A" 8th Engrs; Co "A" 1st Bn Mounted Engrs
Decorations & Awards: Mexican Service Badge
Separated at Fort Bliss, Texas
Last known- address: Chicago, IL 863 N. Dearborn St

1940-Dec-10 Downey Veterans Administration Hospital Lake Co Illinois
Inventory Report of Personally Owned Effects
2 belts
1 cap
1 overcoat
2 coats
4 drawers
9 handerkerchiefs
1 hat
6 ties
5 shirts
1 pr shoes
1 pr slippers
17 pr socks
1 suspenders
4 trousers
3 unionsuits
1 vest
additional effects deposited or stored:
1 ea Chain, belt, for watch;
1 ea watch, Walth__, yellow metal, case #2 550 078, works #E402 795 3
Cash: noneOn deposit:
Funds - Personal source $-0, Government $110.08

As this information was obtain through government records/reports, there are conflicting data. Generally, this is some information about my grandfather, Joseph Sheehan