Pvt. Otis E. Walbaum

Pvt. Otis E. Walbaum

       From the Ill. Adj't Gen's Report

Co. D        3^rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.

Enlisted – June 17, 1898

Mustered In – June 17, 1898 at Chickamauga, Ga.
Unit History - Arrived at Newport News, Va. July 24, 1898.   Sailed on board the cruiser 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico.   Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898.   Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' bound for New York and arrived on Nov. 9, 1898.   Ordered to home station vis railroad arriving Nov. 11, 1898.

Mustered Out – Jan. 18, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.

       Known Actions;

Aug. 2, 1899 – Under fire whild landing at Arroyo, Puerto Rico

Aug. 5, 1898 – Battle at Guayama, Puerto Rico

Aug. 8, 1898 – Engagement norty of Guayama, Puerto Rico

Aug. 13, 1898 – Engagement norty of Guayama, Puerto Rico

       From the Illinois Marriage Index
Name Ottis Walbaum
Date - Jan. 9, 1900
Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Viola A. Conley

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Name- Otin Walbaum
Died- April 22, 1927 - 1937
Interred at - Mt. Hope, Elgin
Location - Lot 117, Block 1, Section D

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger       Vol. 2, Ledger #3, Pg. 124
Name - Otis Walbaum
Died - April 22, 1934
Where - St. Fransis Hospital, Blue Island, Ill.
Aged - About 62 Years
Permit #28364
Interred - April 24, 1937
Where - Mt. Hope, Elgin, Ill,
Location - Sub Lot 125, Block III
Cause of Death - Brain Injury & *******
Condition - Male / White
Undertaker retained - Robert Kruger
Physician - Frank J. Walsh Cor.

       From the U.S. Spanish-American War Veterans Index
Name - Otis E. Walbaum
Military years - 1898
Unit -
Co. D       3rd Ill. Inft.