Private Leo Plunkett

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Parents: Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Plunkett
Birth: May 20, 1888 in Columbus, Indiana
Occupation: Painter
Entered service: May 24, 1918, Columbus, Indiana
Sent to: Camp Sherman, Ohio
assigned to: 7th Co, 2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade
Transferred to: Camp Merritt, New Jersy
Overseas: Septcember, 1918; Death: pneumonia, October 5, 1918, Base Hospital No. 33, Brest, France
Body returned to US
Burial: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Indiana
Survived by widow Hattie Plunkett, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Republic
Columbus, Indiana
Saturday, November 23, 1918
Page 1

OFFICIAL NOTICE IS RECEIVED OF DEATH

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plunkett informed of Death of Son, Leo, Which Occurred in France on Oct. 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plunkett, of north Pearl street, have received official notice from the war department that their son, Leo Plunkett, 30 years old, died of pneumonia somewhere in France on October 5.

The young man, who enlisted in a machine gun company at Chillicothe, Ohio, on June 24, was sent from Hoboken, N.J., to France on September 18. At the time of his death he was in a casualty company. Besides his parents MR. Plunkett is survived by two brothers, John and Thomas, the latter of whom is now in France. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Brown and Miss Mary Plunkett. The latter and her mother are seriously ill of Spanish influenza. The young soldier was well and favorably known in this city and the bereaved family has the heartfelt sympathy of the community.

The Republic
Columbus, Indiana
Monday, November 25, 1918
Page 5

LATE LEO PLUNKETT SURVIVED BY WIDOW

Widow Lives in Indianapolis and She Recently Received $10,000 Insurance Policy on Husband's Life.

Leo Plunkett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plunkett, of this city, who died in France, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hattie Plunkett, of Indianapolis, where the couple were living when the husband entered the military service. Mr. Plunkett was assigned to Camp Sherman, Chilicothe, Ohio, amd Mrs. Plunkett remained with him at camp until he was sent over seas.

Some time ago Mr. Plunkett sent Mrs. Plunkett a $10,000 insurance policy on his life and Mrs. Plunkett also received monthly allotments account of her husband's services to the government. Mrs. Plunkett is a daughter of the late Uriah Lane, who lived near Nortonsburg and a sister to Mrs. Albert G. Dahn, of east Third street. The couple had been married eight years.