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PRIVATE
DAVID H. ROSS was born in New Jersey on January 5, 1894, the son of Horace and Sarah Ross.
When the census was taken in 1900, the family lived at 213 Birch Street
in North Camden. The elder Ross worked as a cloth cutter.
David
Ross was single and living at 1269 Everett Street in June of 1917 when
he registered for the draft. He was then working as an operating
engineer for the Public Service Gas Company. Prior to his
induction into the United States Army on August 28, 1918, he had married
Thelma Porter, and had lived at 844 Spruce
Street in Camden NJ.
After
joining the Army, David Ross was sent to Camp Meade MD, where he was
assigned to the 154th Depot Brigade. He was subsequently
transferred to Company D, 32nd Machine Gun Battalion.
David
Ross died of pneumonia at Camp Meade, Maryland on September 28, 1918. His
father passed away shortly afterwards. Besides his wife and mother,
David Ross was survived by two brothers, Elmer and Howard Ross, also of
the Spruce
Street address. |
