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  Issue 2

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1. Veterans of the War of 1812
2. Veterans of the Civil War
3. Veterans of the Spanish American War
4. Veterans of World War I
5. Veterans of World War II
6. Veterans of Korea
7. Those who served in the military during peace time
8. Query
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        The passing of Veterans Day this past November made me question how many veterans were in Andrew John Cusac's line. Listed below are the veterans that I have discovered. Does anyone know of any other veterans who served? I am particularly interested in veterans of Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq.
    This newsletter is dedicated to all who have served this country.
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1.       War of 1812

Capt James Jeffries Company of the Ohio Militia 29 Aug- 09 Sep 1812:

Andrew C Cusac (Andrew John)
Daniel Curick (Andrew John)

Also serving in the same Company were John Shaw and Joseph Martin. There are no pension files for Daniel. It is my understanding that he did not serve long enough to qualify for a pension.
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2. Civil War

    These soldiers all served for the Union. These were found in the volumes of Ohio Soldiers in the Civil War. Are there any Confederate soldiers in our line?

William A Axline,   (Mary Isabella, Andrew C, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 02 May 1864 at the age of 35
Enlisted in Company K, 159th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 May 1864.
Mustered out Company K, 159th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 22 August 1864 (I believe that this is the right William Axline even though his age is listed as 35y. Martha Axline filed for pension on 08 Mar 1923 and listed William as serving in Co K, 159th OVI. This would be consistent with the death date of 17 Feb 1923.)
 
William H Axline,  (Mary Isabella Cusac, Andrew C, Andrew John)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 October 1864 at the age of 18
Substitute in Company A, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 25 October 1864.
Mustered out Company A, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 October 1865 in Richmond, VA. (This William is the right age to be William the son of Mary Isabella Cusac. More research is needed to determine if William re-enlisted in this unit.)

Alva Cusic,  (John B, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 June 1862 at the age of 21
Enlisted in Company G, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 June 1862.
Mustered out Company G, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 September 1862 in Camp Chase, OH

Andrew Cusac,  (John B, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 02 May 1864 at the age of 40
Enlisted in Company G, 159th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 10 May 1864.
Mustered out Company G, 159th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 August 1864 in Zanesville, OH

Isaac Cusac,  (Daniel, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 19 September 1861 at the age of 31
Enlisted in Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 19 September 1861.
POW on 20 September 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Mustered out Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 13 April 1865

Jacob Cusac,  (John B, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 03 December 1861 at the age of 20
Enlisted in Company G, 78th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 03 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company G, 78th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 15 January 1862.

William Cusac,  (Daniel, Andrew John Cusac)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 08 June 1863 at the age of 21
Enlisted in Company L, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 12 August 1863.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 30 August 1863. Mustered out Company L, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 25 July 1865 in Knoxville, TN

Philip H Haynes,  (husband of Nancy Jane Cooper and her sister Lydia Cooper both daughters of Nancy Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 February 1862 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 01 February 1862.
Received a disability discharge Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 15 April 1863      

Martin A Loy,  (Margaret Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1864 at the age of 19
Substitute in Company I, 66th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 August 1864.
Mustered out Company I, 66th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 June 1865 in Bladensburg, MD

Jacob Mitchell, (husband of Margaret Emeline Cusac, John, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 23
Enlisted in Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 25 August 1862.
Mustered out Company F, 21st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 June 1865

George Spring,  (husband of Martha J Cusac, Andrew, John B, Andrew John)
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862 at the age of 23
Enlisted in Company K, 97th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 02 September 1862.
Mustered out Company K, 97th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 10 June 1865 in Nashville, TN
 
John W Baughman (husband of Phoeba, John B, Andrew John Cusac) may have served in either or both Co A 17th OVI or Co A 62nd OVI. More research is needed.

Daniel Cusac Cooper (Nancy, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) was reported to have served in the Civil War. I am still searching for his military record.

John Cooper (Jane Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) supposedly served in an IL regiment.
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3.       Spanish American War (Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-1899)

Ray Elmer Fluckey (Mary Ellen Loy, Margaret Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) private, from Toledo, age 20, Tenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co H. p. 761

Charles F Tygard (husband of Carrie Pearl, Alva I, John B, Andrew John Cusac) private from Hebron, OH, 18y old, Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co K. p. 561
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4.       World War I (from Ohio Military Men, 1917-18)

Paul Barkimer (husband of Barbara L Poe, Robert Meeks, Margaret Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  4127861
Residence:                         238 Prospect Ave., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:                National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Hancock Co, O.
Enlistment Date:            25 Jul 1918
Birth Place:                  Mt Cory, O.
Birth Date / Age:              22 7/12 Years
Assigns Comment: 156 Depot Brigade to 7 Aug 1918; Battery A 17 Battalion 6 Regiment Field Artillery Replacement Draft to 4 Oct 1918; 7 Battery Oct Automatic Replacement Draft Cp Jackson Summary Court to 1 Dec 1918; Battery C 4 Regiment Field Artillery Replacement Draft Cp Jackson Summary Court to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 10 Jan 1919.                                                Volume #:          1

Charley A. Cole (husband of Mildred M Moore, Amanda J Ewing, Martha E Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:          2477266
Residence:                         Vanlue, O.
Enlistment Division:            National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Findlay, O.
Enlistment Date:               26 Apr 1918
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               29 1/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co M 322 Infantry to Discharge Private, first class 1 Aug 1918. Vittorio-Veneto. American Expeditionary Forces 8 June 1918 to 15 Apr 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 5 May 1919.                             Volume #:          3

Frank H. Crawfis (husband of Mabel N, Thomas M Mitchell, Margaret E Cusac, John, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  4128173
Residence:                        407 Elm St., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:              National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Hancock Co, O.
Enlistment Date:            25 Jul 1918
Birth Place:                  Hancock Co, O.
Birth Date / Age:          8 Oct 1890
Assigns Comment: 156 Depot Brigade to Discharge Corporal 21 Nov 1918. Received an Honorable discharge on 7 Jan 1919.                                   Volume #:          4             

Loren L. Cusac (James Sylvester, John, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number: 436631
Residence:                     R. F. D. 25, McComb, O.
Enlistment Division:               National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Columbus Barracks, O.
Enlistment Date:             16 Mar 1918
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               20 4/12 Years
Assigns Comment: 445 Truck Co Engineers MT Service to --; 687 Motor Transport Corps to Discharge Private, first class 1 Sept 1918; Corporal 17 May 1918; Sergeant 11 July 1919. American Expeditionary Forces 6 July 1918 to 4 Aug 1919. Received an Honorable discharge on 9 Aug 1919.                             Volume #:        4

John P. Dukes (Sarah Lucinda Cusac, Isaac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  2935260
Residence:                         701 S. Blanchard St., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:             National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Findlay, O.
Enlistment Date:               27 Jun 1918
Birth Place:                  Findlay, O.
Birth Date / Age:              23 Feb 1892
Assigns Comment: Co I 333 Infantry to 6 Oct 1918; Co E 364 Infantry to Discharge Private Ypres-Lys. American Expeditionary Forces 2 Sept 1918 to 2 Apr 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 24 Apr 1919.                             Volume #:          5

Frank R. Ford (Hattie B Cusac, William John, John, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                5271547
Residence:                         405 Franklin St., Marietta, O.
Enlistment Division:                National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Marietta, O.
Enlistment Date:              16 Oct 1918
Birth Place:                  Findlay, O.
Birth Date / Age:              14 Nov 1898
Assigns Comment: Students' Army Training Corps Marietta College O to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 14 Dec 1918.                               Volume #:          6

Robert P. Fuhrer (1st husband of Alice G Crites, Alice B Cusac, James M, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  2068575
Residence:                         127 Sumner Ave., Toledo, O.
Enlistment Division:          National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Toledo, O.
Enlistment Date:                02 Oct 1917
Birth Place:                  Toledo, O.
Birth Date / Age:               26 Years
Assigns Comment: 158 Depot Brigade to 7 Nov 1917; Co K 347 Infantry to 16 Feb 1918; 2 Provisional Co 13 Engineers to 15 Apr 1918; Co C 14 Engineers to Discharge Private Oise-Aisne; Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces 14 March 1918 to 27 Apr 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 26 May 1919.             Volume #:          6

Mack C. Grubb (Sallie Cusac, James Moore, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                 3905050
Residence:                         436 W. Lincoln St., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:               National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Findlay, O.
Enlistment Date:               26 Aug 1918
Birth Place:                  Findlay, O.
Birth Date / Age:              24 Dec 1896
Assigns Comment: 159 Depot Brigade to 27 Sept 1918; Battery B 69 Field Artillery to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 20 Dec 1918.                Volume #:          7

John C. Kelley (Phillip Barton Kelly, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:             1937824
Residence:                         McComb, O.
Enlistment Division:            National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Findlay, O.
Enlistment Date:               20 Sep 1917
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               27 6/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co I 329 Infantry to 11 Apr 1918; Machine Gun Company 329 Infantry to 11 Aug 1918; Machine Gun Company 127 Infantry to Discharge Private Oise-Aisne; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 12 June 1918 to 5 May 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 23 May 1919.       Volume #:          9
            
Paul H. Kelley (Phillip Barton Kelly, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                4128094
Residence:                         McComb, O.
Enlistment Division:            National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Hancock Co, O.
Enlistment Date:            25 Jul 1918
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               25 10/12 Years
Assigns Comment: 156 Depot Brigade to 4 Oct 1918; Field Artillery Replacement Regiment A PO 778 to Discharge Private American Expeditionary Forces 28 Oct 1918 to 19 May 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 28 May 1919.        Volume #:          9

Julian Dallas Lape (Edward S, Evaline Cooper, Nancy Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) was a WWI Veteran. He probably served from Michigan. This information was found in his obituary.

Robert A. Leathers (Phebe E Cooper, William P, Jane E Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:              449888
Residence:                          Bloomdale, O.
Enlistment Division:                 Regular Army
Enlistment Location:                  Columbus Barracks, O.
Enlistment Date:             13 May 1918
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               19 11/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Service Company Medical Officers' Training Corps Fort Oglethorpe Ga to 31 Oct 1918; Repair Unit 72 Motor Group Cp Greenleaf, GA to 6 Jan 1919; 9 Co 3 Training Battalion 158 Depot Brigade to Discharge Private, first class 5 Sept 1918. Received an Honorable discharge 11 Jan 1919.                    Volume #:          10

Roller C. McAnelly (Phebe Eleanor Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:              1544561
Residence:                         841 Washington Ave., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:              National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Columbus Barracks, O.
Enlistment Date:             15 Dec 1917
Birth Place:                  Findlay, O.
Birth Date / Age:              28 1/12 Years
Assigns Comment: 161 Depot Brigade to 23 Feb 1918; Co A, Ordnance Depot to Discharge; Sergeant 11 Oct 1918. Received an Honorable discharge 5 Apr 1919.
Volume #:      11    
       
Chalmer H. Mohr (husband of Candice Naomies, Burley Albert, Isaac C Kelley, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                 5271376
Residence:                        280 S. Sandusky St., Tiffin, O.
Enlistment Division:              National Army
Enlistment Location:                Tiffin, O.
Enlistment Date:               01 Oct 1918
Birth Place:                 Lykens, O.
Birth Date / Age:              29 Nov 1897
Assigns Comment: Students' Army Training Corps Heidelberg University Tiffin O to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 20 Dec 1918.           Volume #:        12      

Marion M. Mulford (George B Mulford, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                 55371
Residence:                  R. F. D. 23, McComb, O.
Enlistment Division:               Regular Army
Enlistment Location:                  Columbus Barracks, O.
Enlistment Date:             15 May 1917
Birth Place:                  McComb, O.
Birth Date / Age:               21 4/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co M 26 Infantry to --; Machine Gun Company 26 Infantry to death. Corporal Montdidier-Noyon; Aisne-Marne; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces from 14 June 1917 to death. Died of Wounds 10 Oct 1918. Notified George B. Mulford, father, McComb, O. Cited in General Order 1 1st Division 1 Jan 1920.                                                       Volume #:          12    

Glenn G. Roberts (husband of Lois McAnelly, Phebe Eleanor Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  3373627
Residence:                         E. Hardin St., Findlay, O.
Enlistment Division:            National Army
Enlistment Location:                 Findlay, O.
Enlistment Date:               06 Aug 1918
Birth Place:                  Findlay, O.
Birth Date / Age:              25 Sept 1889
Assigns Comment: 9 Headquarters Troop Cp Sheridan Ala to 14 Feb 1919: 3 Co 1 Training Battalion 158 Depot Brigade to Discharge Corporal 5 Sept 1918. Received an Honorable discharge 20 Feb 1919.                                    Volume #:          14
           
Frank Rufus Rider (2nd husband of Alice G Crites, Alice Blanche Cusac, James Moore, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:                  183-42-72
Residence:                       McComb, O.
Enlistment Division:            United States Navy Reserve Forces
Enlistment Location:             Recruiting Station Cincinnati, O.
Enlistment Date:                 10 May 1918
Birth Place:                  Deer Creek, Ill.
Birth Date / Age:                 23 Dec 1896
Assigns Comment: Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Ill 11 June 1918 to 30 June 1918; Naval Air Station Pauillac France to 5 July 1918; Naval Air Station L'Aber Vrach France to 11 Nov 1918. Seaman, Second Class for 114 days; Seaman for 71 days. Released 30 June 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 9 May 1922. Expiration. United States Ship Mobile New York NY. Coxswain Called to active duty 11 May 1918.
Volume #:        21    
       
Charles T. Thomas (G Pearl Moore, Amanda Jane Ewing, Martha E Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John)
Serial Number:              1525301
Residence:                         Arcadia, O.
Enlistment Division:          National Guard
Enlistment Location:                Toledo, O.
Enlistment Date:                04 Jun 1917
Birth Place:                  Hancock Co, O.
Birth Date / Age:                 18 6/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co D 6 Infantry ONG (Co D 147 Infantry) to Discharge Private, first class 4 Jan 1918; Mechanic 18 Apr 1918. Ypres-Lys; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 23 June 1918 to 23 March 1919. Received an Honorable discharge 19 Apr 1919.                                         Volume #:          17
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5.       World War II

Robert Franklin Annesser (husband of Mary Kathleen, John Frederick, Thomas Price, Phillip Barton Kelley, Mary Ann, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) served in the Army (Ohio Death Index Vol. 31007 #012636)

Erwin Albert Bowman (husband of Alice Feller, Harriet E Lape, Edward S Lape, Evaline Cooper, Nancy, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) a member of the US Air Force photographic unit. (Obituary: The Courier, Findlay, OH 16 Sep 2000)

Mark A Cole (Mildred Martha Moore, Amanda Jane Ewing, Martha E Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) served in Army (from Ohio Death Index Vol. 31949 #035199)

Earl Vernon Cooper (Charlie P C, James J, Nancy Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) served in the US Navy during WWII

Carl Elsworth Cusac (Roscoe Dewitt, Amos Newton, William, Daniel J, Andrew John) was a Sergeant in the US Army.

Clarence Eldon Cusac (Daniel Jefferson, William, Daniel J, Andrew John) He was a veteran of WWII. (Obituary: The Republican Courier, Findlay, OH, 24 Jan 1956 p. 3)

Corwin A Cookson Cusac (John H Cookson, William R, Mary Rodman, Roseann Cusac, Andrew John)

Clifford F Frost Jr (husband of Maxine H, Elmer D Mapes, Mary M, Daniel C Cooper, Nancy, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) was in the Air Force. (Obituary: The Daily Sentinel Tribune, Bowling Green, OH 06 Mar 1984)

Richard Eugene Kelley (Marion Cusac Kelley, Isaac C, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) served in National Guard during WWII (Ohio Death Index Vol. 30540 #003727)

Raymond Earl Mitchell (Harry Mitchell, Martha Cusac, John, Daniel J, Andrew John) informant was Mary Lou Dindal Mitchell; and family photo in with Raymond in uniform.

Ronald Burdette Mitchell  (Ralph B, Newton Mitchell, Margaret E, John, Daniel J, Andrew John Cusac) served in US Navy.

Donald Delmer Ohl (Lesta Morrison, Sylvia Ellen Cusac, Isaac, Daniel J, Andrew J) served in WWII. (Obituary: The Courier, Findlay, OH 18 Aug 1983 p. 5)

Clayton Richard Payne (Wilbur Clark, Martha Ellen Lape, Evaline Cooper, Nancy Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) served in the Army 692nd Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battery in the North African and Italian Campaigns during WWII. (Obituary: Sentinel Tribune, Bowling Green, OH, 02 Jun 1998 p. 2)

Howard R Sheidler (1st husband of Sarah Lucille Williams, Mary Olive Loy, Martin Augustus, Margaret Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) (Obituary: The Morning Republican, 11 May 1974 p. 10)

Robert N Tong (husband of Sarah Ellen Cole, Mildred Martha Moore, Amanda Jane Ewing, Martha E Cooper, Jane Eliza Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John). Robert was in the Marines in WWII. (Ohio Death Index Vol. 30690 #041019)
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6.       Korea

Thomas Gorman Bihn (husband of Georgia Ann Hanna, Lillian Mae Mitchell, Harry, Martha Abigail Cusac, John, Daniel J, Andrew John) served in Korea (from personal knowledge)
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7.       During Peace Time

Wesley Bowden (Dorothy Hanna, Lillian Mae Mitchell, Harry, Martha Abigail Cusac,
John, Daniel J, Andrew John) Retired from Army. Served during peacetime.

Joyce Albert Meade (husband of Zoah Clouser, Raymond Cusac Clouser, Zoah Rose Edith Kelley, Isaac Cusac Kelley, Mary Ann Cusac, Daniel J, Andrew John) He served in the Army. (Ohio Death Index Vol. 32668 #105446)
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8.       Query
        Does anyone know where Alice S Cusac the daughter of Isaac Cusac and Sarah Van Eman is buried? She died 18 Dec 1862 in Hancock Co, OH. She is not buried in McComb Union Cemetery with her parents. Nor is she buried in Maple Grove Cemetery with her grandparents.


That's it for issue #2. If you come across any obituaries, documents, essays, photographs, weddings, births, or stories on your line from Andrew John Cusac that you would like to share, please pass them along to me. Feel free to forward this newsletter to others in the family who may have an interest in Andrew John Cusac's history or genealogy. Free back issues will be available for the asking. Do you have a question you want asked of the group? Email it to me and I'll include it in the next issue. Email: skratze@wcnet.org or skratze@bgnet.bgsu.edu                      Best wishes... Sheila