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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.
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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.
| image = File:1-GerlachPortrait.jpg
[[File:1-GerlachPortrait.jpg|500px||thumbnail||right|Frank C. Gerlach]]
| imagesize = 350px
| alt = Frank Christian Gerlach
| caption = Col. Gerlach
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|4|29}}
| birth_place = [[Wooster, Ohio]]
| death_date = {{death date and age |1948|2|16 |1870|4|29 |mf=yes}} <ref> ''Wooster Cemetery'' The Wayne County Genealogical Society, 2004. pp. 348 </ref>
| resting_place = Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio
| occupation = Military, Pharmaceuticals, Former Postmaster, Former Superintendent of the Boys' Industrial School
| nationality = American
| ethnicity = German
| citizenship = United States of America
| alma_mater = Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
| spouse = Florence May (McClarran) Gerlach (1872-1954) <ref> Find A Grave, Bill Miller, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70260895/florence-m-gerlach </ref>
| children = Mary Frances Gerlach (1904-1972) <ref> Ancestry.com, Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wooster, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03168; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 85-47, https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&indiv=try&h=34257434 </ref>, Harry Mcclarran Gerlach (1908-2002) <ref> Ancestry, 1930 Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wooster, Wayne, Ohio; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2341622, https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=68628589 </ref>
| awards = French Croix de Guerre, Belgian Croix de Guerre, American Distinguished Service Medal
}}
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. 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.
Col. Gerlach is the son of Frank C. and Johanna M. (Kaltwasser) 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 was superintendent of the Boys' Industrial School, a juvenile corrections facility near Lancaster, Ohio.
Col. Frank Gerlach was married to Florence May McClarran on June 26th, 1902<ref> Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?qh=ngeEsZnRYA92eGh8LjHO2Q%3d%3d&gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Frank&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Gerlach&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Wooster%2c+Wayne%2c+Ohio%2c+USA&msypn=52937&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=ih7&pcat=34&h=3772538&dbid=61378&indiv=1&ml_rpos=7</ref>. He had two children with Florence, Mary Frances and [[Harry Mcclarran Gerlach]], born in 1904 and 1908 respectively.
==Military Career==
==Military Career==
===Personal===
===Personal===
====Spanish-American War====
====Spanish-American War====
*[[''The Knapsack'', Vol. 3 Excerpt]]
*[[''The Knapsack'', Vol. 3 Excerpt]]
*[[Military Record of Expedition to Santiago de Cuba]]
*[[Military Record of Expedition to Santiago de Cuba]]
*[["Take Prominent Part in War Flag Ceremonies" News Clipping]]
*[["Take Prominent Part in War Flag Ceremonies" News Clipping]]
*[["Sketch in History of Ohio" by Charles B. Galbreath]]
*[["Sketch in History of Ohio" by Charles B. Galbreath]]
*[[1924 Notice and Diploma of Award of Belgian Croix de Guerre]]
*[[1924 Notice and Diploma of Award of Belgian Croix de Guerre]]
*[[1925 Notice and Diploma of Award of French Croix de Guerre]]
*[[1925 Notice and Diploma of Award of French Croix de Guerre]]
*[[Complete National Guard and U.S. Army Service Record]]
*[[Untitled Biography of Col. Gerlach]]
=====[[Company D, Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry]]=====
=====Company D, Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry=====
*[[1898 Order for Company Assembly]]
*[[1898 Order for Company Assembly]]
*[[1901 Program of First Reunion]]
*[[1901 Program of First Reunion]]
*[[Pilgrimage Newspaper Clippings]]
*[[Pilgrimage Newspaper Clippings]]
*[[1929 Invitation to the Dedication of Ohio Memorial in Belgium]]
*[[1929 Invitation to the Dedication of Ohio Memorial in Belgium]]
*[[Photos of Memorial Hospital in Montfaucon, France]]
*[[Photo of Memorial Hospital in Montfaucon, France]]
*[[Photos of Memorial Bridge in Eyne, Belgium]]
*[[Photo of Memorial Bridge in Eyne, Belgium]]
*[[1930 37th Division Battle Monument Commission Report of Activities]]
*[[1930 37th Division Battle Monument Commission Report of Activities]]
*[[1940 "Bridge Which Wooster Officers Helped Dedicate, In War's Path" Newspaper Clipping]]
*[[1940 "Bridge Which Wooster Officers Helped Dedicate, In War's Path" Newspaper Clipping]]
==Other==
==Other==
*[[Assorted Photographs]]
*[[Assorted Photographs]]
==References==
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