34,884
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 103:
Line 130: + + + + + + +
no edit summary
Col. Frank C. Gerlach served in the Spanish-American War and in World War I. Most information regarding Col. Gerlach comes from the Frank C. Gerlach File, a collection of documents from Col. Gerlach's personal records. The file was donated to the Wayne County Public Library by Mr. Harry S. {{Surname|McClarran}} in 1989. The file is currently housed in the Genealogy and Local History Department of the Wooster branch of the Wayne County Public Library.
More information regarding Col. Gerlach, as well as other servicemen mentioned in this file, can be found on the [[Wayne County in the Spanish American War]] and [[Wayne County in World War I]] pages.
{{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. -->
| image = File:1-GerlachPortrait.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| alt = Frank C Gerlach
| caption = Col. Gerlach
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|4|29}}
| birth_place = [[Wooster, Ohio]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|2|1948}}, 77 yrs. <ref> ''Wooster Cemetery'' The Wayne County Genealogical Society, 2004. pp. 348
| final resting_place = Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio
| occupation = Military, Pharmaceuticals, Postmaster
| nationality = American
| ethnicity = German
| citizenship = United States of America
| alma_mater = Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
| spouse = Florence M. ({{Surname|McClarran}}) Gerlach (1872-1954)
| awards = French Croix de Guerre, Belgian Criox de Guerre, American Distinguished Service Medal
}}
Col. Frank C. {{Surname|Gerlach}} served in the Spanish-American War and in World War I. Most information regarding Col. Gerlach comes from the Frank C. Gerlach File, a collection of documents from Col. Gerlach's personal records. The file was donated to the Wayne County Public Library by Mr. Harry S. {{Surname|McClarran}} in 1989, and is currently housed in the Genealogy and Local History Department of the Wooster branch of the Wayne County Public Library.
More information regarding Col. Gerlach, as well as other servicemen mentioned in this file, can be found on the [[Wayne County in the Spanish American War]] and [[Wayne County in World War I]] pages. <br>
Col. Gerlach is the son of Frank C. and Johanna M. ({{Surname|Kaltwasser}}) {{Surname|Gerlach}}, immigrants from Wetzlar, Germany. In addition to his military service in the Spanish-American War and World War I, Col. Gerlach attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and worked in pharmaceuticals, was postmaster of the City of Wooster, Ohio, and
[[File:1-GerlachPortrait.jpg|500px||thumbnail||right|Frank C. Gerlach]]
[[File:1-GerlachPortrait.jpg|500px||thumbnail||right|Frank C. Gerlach]]
==Military Career==
==Military Career==
===Personal===
===Personal===
====Spanish-American War====
====Spanish-American War====
*[[''The Knapsack'', Vol. 3 Excerpt]]
*[[''The Knapsack'', Vol. 3 Excerpt]]
==Other==
==Other==
*[[Assorted Photographs]]
*[[Assorted Photographs]]
==References==
<references/>
[[CATEGORY:Military]]
[[CATEGORY:Military]]