PVT Eldar Fred Jaekel was born 31 Aug 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the 3rd of 5 children born to Charles Frederick and Amelia (Schultz) Jaekel. Sometimes the name is spelled Jackel and one will find some members of the family using that spelling. Both parents were natives of Germany. His father was a Chicago policeman and retired from that service.
When Eldar registered for the draft in 1917, he was working as a drill press operator for Aermotor Company. PVT Jaekel was serving in B Company 122nd Infantry when he sailed for France on board the Kroonland on 7 Oct 1918. Sometime after arrival in France, he was re-assigned to M Company 116th Infantry. PVT Jaekel died by drowning on 18 Apr 1919 at Saint Nazaire, France.
PVT Jaekel was repatriated in September 1920, returning aboard the Princess Matoika. He was re-interred in Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
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