Cleveland, Arkell Victor

1891 - 1918  (27 years)

• Name	Cleveland, Arkell Victor
  Birth	3 Feb 1891	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CLEV.A002
  _FGRAVE	19487202
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, Company L, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Co. L 130 Inf. A.E.F. Died in the War, Argome Forrest, France ******* The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Victor A. Cleveland (ASN: 1384760), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., in the Bois-de-Chaume, France, 12 October 1918. Corporal Cleveland led a detail to the rescue of an officer who had been caught in the heavy barrage of gas and high-explosive shells and seriously wounded. In his efforts to get the wounded officer to an aid station this courageous soldier was killed.
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Arkell Victor Cleveland (1891-1918)
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army (1905-Sep 1920)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army
  		Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
  		33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
  		130th Infantry Regiment (United States Army)
  Death	13 Oct 1918	Argome Forrest, France   [1]
  	The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Victor A. Cleveland (ASN: 1384760), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., in the Bois-de-Chaume, France, 12 October 1918. Corporal Cleveland led a detail to the rescue of an officer who had been caught in the heavy barrage of gas and high-explosive shells and seriously wounded. In his efforts to get the wounded officer to an aid station this courageous soldier was killed.
  Burial	Tolliver Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Cleveland, Corp Arkell V., Albert B, and William H.
  Person ID	I59975	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1891 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Tolliver Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16947] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cleveland, Corp Arkell V., Albert B, and William H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19487202/arkell-victor-cleveland), none. (Reliability: 2).