This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this link. There will also be a complete listing of all the names researched at that same blog post.
LOST FACES OF WORLD WAR ONE: Our Nation’s Roll of Honor — Part Twenty
PRIVATE FRED JOHN SCHATZ
St. Mary’s Pennsylvania
Killed in Action
Fred John Schatz was born on Jan 31, 1894 in St. Mary’s, Elk Co. PA, eldest son of George B. & Kunigunda (Funk) Schatz. They lived at 326 Walnut Street in St. Mary’s PA, and Fred’s father George worked as a “leather pounder” in the local tannery. In 1910, at the age of 16 Fred was already working full time as a “battery cleaner” in a dry battery works. His siblings included John, Vitus, George Henry, Bernard, Mary, Carrie, Annie, Leo, Herman, Theresa and Charles. Continue reading
![Bain News Service, P. Americans with flame projectors, Cantigny. [no Date Recorded on Caption Card] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress.](https://i0.wp.com/www.cowhampshireblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Cantigny2.png?ssl=1)
