George R. Sawaya1,2
b. Feb 19, 1892, d. Apr 6, 1986
George R. Sawaya was born on Feb 19, 1892 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co, MN.3,4,5,6
According to the book North Dakota Military Men 1917-18, George R. Sawaya "enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on March 10, 1916; called into federal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge; discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Aug. 11, 1917; Corporal, Sept. 18, 1917; Private, Nov. 1, 1917; Cook, June 18, 1918; Private, Sept. 1, 1918; Corporal, Oct. 20, 1918; Private, Dec. 5, 1918; Cook, Dec. 5, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to discharge; wounded, slightly, Sept. 12, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Siershohn, Germany, July 1, 1919, as a Cook."5
George R. Sawaya served in the Army, Company B, 18th Infantry as a cook in Montbaur, Germany.2
George served in the Army Quarter Master's Corps.2
George R. Sawaya was listed as a boarder in John F. Saindon's household on the 1930 Census in 218 S. 9th Street, Salina, Saline Co, KS. George was a salesman for the electric line..6
George R. Sawaya married Olive R. Johnson, daughter of Swan A. Johnson and Hedwig Charlotta Olivia Pohlhammer, after Apr, 1930.1,7,3,8,4,9,6
He owned George's Appliance in in Salina, Saline Co, KS, for thirty-five years.3,8
George was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Salina, Saline Co, KS; he served as a commander.2
George R. Sawaya was a member of American Legion in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya was a member of Elks in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya was a member of Eagles in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya and Olive R. Sawaya lived in 130 S. Clark, Salina, Saline Co, KS.2
They resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in 130 S. Clark.10
George R. Sawaya died on Apr 6, 1986 in Windsor Estates Nursing Home, Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 94.11,8,4 An obituary was published in Apr, 1986 in The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.2
An obituary was published in Apr, 1986 in the The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3 George's funeral was held on Apr 9, 1986 at Ryan Mortuary in Salina, Saline Co, KS; the Revs Herman Frerichs and Stanley Johnson officiated.3 He was buried circa Apr 9, 1986 at Roselawn Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Section G, plot 263.3,4
According to the book North Dakota Military Men 1917-18, George R. Sawaya "enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on March 10, 1916; called into federal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge; discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Aug. 11, 1917; Corporal, Sept. 18, 1917; Private, Nov. 1, 1917; Cook, June 18, 1918; Private, Sept. 1, 1918; Corporal, Oct. 20, 1918; Private, Dec. 5, 1918; Cook, Dec. 5, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to discharge; wounded, slightly, Sept. 12, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Siershohn, Germany, July 1, 1919, as a Cook."5
George R. Sawaya served in the Army, Company B, 18th Infantry as a cook in Montbaur, Germany.2
George served in the Army Quarter Master's Corps.2
George R. Sawaya was listed as a boarder in John F. Saindon's household on the 1930 Census in 218 S. 9th Street, Salina, Saline Co, KS. George was a salesman for the electric line..6
George R. Sawaya married Olive R. Johnson, daughter of Swan A. Johnson and Hedwig Charlotta Olivia Pohlhammer, after Apr, 1930.1,7,3,8,4,9,6
He owned George's Appliance in in Salina, Saline Co, KS, for thirty-five years.3,8
George was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Salina, Saline Co, KS; he served as a commander.2
George R. Sawaya was a member of American Legion in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya was a member of Elks in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya was a member of Eagles in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
George R. Sawaya and Olive R. Sawaya lived in 130 S. Clark, Salina, Saline Co, KS.2
They resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in 130 S. Clark.10
George R. Sawaya died on Apr 6, 1986 in Windsor Estates Nursing Home, Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 94.11,8,4 An obituary was published in Apr, 1986 in The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.2
An obituary was published in Apr, 1986 in the The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.3 George's funeral was held on Apr 9, 1986 at Ryan Mortuary in Salina, Saline Co, KS; the Revs Herman Frerichs and Stanley Johnson officiated.3 He was buried circa Apr 9, 1986 at Roselawn Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Section G, plot 263.3,4
George and Olive Sawaya
Roselawn Cemetery
Section G, plot 263
Photo Julia Langel
Roselawn Cemetery
Section G, plot 263
Photo Julia Langel
Family | Olive R. Johnson b. August 8, 1908, d. August 22, 1997 |
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Citations
- [S717] The Salina Journal, November 7, 1971, page 7, column 3.
- [S719] The Salina Journal, April 1986.
- [S720] The Salina Journal, April 1986.
- [S938] George Sawaya and Olive Sawaya Cemetery Marker, Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, Saline Co, KS.
- [S943] Bismarck Tribune Co., ND Military Men 1917-18.
- [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 17, sheet 6A/155, line 16, 218 S. 9th, dwelling 105, family 143, Kansas, Saline County.
- [S718] The Salina Journal, February 1987.
- [S748] The Salina Journal, August 23, 1997, page A7, column 3.
- [S1113] Salina Journal, August 11, 1943, page 9, column 7.
- [S1115] Salina Journal, January 13, 1982, page 13, column 4.
- [S719] The Salina Journal, April 1986, this obituary gives the day of death and age, but not year.
- [S1116] Salina Journal, January 14, 1982, page 9, column 4.
- [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 19, sheet 1A/198, line 11, 114 1/2 S. 5th, dwelling 5, family 5, Kansas, Saline County.