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William Herman “Willie” Klusmire

Birth	:	4 Jun 1893 Kansas, USA
Death	:	6 Dec 1923 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3986015, -94.8518982
Plot	:	Section 4 (east)
Description	:	Was a soldier in WWI, Battery D, 340th Field Artillery, transferred to Provisional Battallion Co. H, 12th Railway Engineers, served in Europe. Was an engineer on the Sunset Limited between Tucson and El Paso. Was killed in a train wreck shortly after he got home from the war. *********************************** William Herman Klusmire was born at Holton, Kansas, June 4, 1893. It was here that he grew to young manhood and here that he received his early school training. About ten years ago he went to Texas and entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railway Co., and remained in the... Read More	Was a soldier in WWI, Battery D, 340th Field Artillery, transferred to Provisional Battallion Co. H, 12th Railway Engineers, served in Europe. Was an engineer on the Sunset Limited between Tucson and El Paso. Was killed in a train wreck shortly after he got home from the war. *********************************** William Herman Klusmire was born at Holton, Kansas, June 4, 1893. It was here that he grew to young manhood and here that he received his early school training. About ten years ago he went to Texas and entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railway Co., and remained in the company’s service until September, 1917, when he responded to the call of his country, enlisting as mechanic in Battery D, 340th Field Artillery. He was trained at Camp Funston, January 2, 1918. He was made locomotive engineer and was transferred to the Provisional Battalion, Co. H, 12th Railway Engineers. In February, 1918, he was sent with his company to France. He won special distention for bravery. On returning in 1918, he received his honorable discharge and urged by the spirit of ambition, entered the University of California, when he pursued a special course in mechanical engineering. Following this, he re-entered the railways service … It was on December the 4th, while running the Sunset Limited, between Tucson and El Paso, that his engine collided with the rear end of a freight train. In this accident he sustained an injury which resulted in his death. He passed away, December 6, in the hospital at El Paso. … His untimely departure is mourned by his father, Wm. Klusmire, Omaha, and by two brothers and four sisters. They are: Mrs. May Taylor, Hoyt, Kan.; Mrs. Carrie Ryan, New Castle, Nebr.; John Klusmire, Oakland, Cal.; Dr. Frank Klusmire, Omaha; Mrs. Pearl Bidwell, Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Gladys Klusmire, Oakland, Cal. His mother and one sister preceded him in death. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Lodge, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. … The Holton Recorder, December 20, 1923.

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Where is William Herman “Willie” Klusmire's memorial?
William Herman “Willie” Klusmire's memorial is located at: Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet County, USA.
When did William Herman “Willie” Klusmire death?
William Herman “Willie” Klusmire death on 6 Dec 1923 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 43.3986015
Longitude: -94.8518982

Family Members:

Parent

Katherine Swetlick Klusmire

(1860 - 1901)

Siblings

May Elizabeth Klusmire Taylor

(1879 - 1979)

Carrie Klusmire Bidwell

(1882 - 1962)

Lenora Nelle “Nora” Klusmire

(1889 - 1912)

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