Jason Clifford "Clifford" Cate (1897-1918)

CATE, BICKELHAUPT

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/30/2024 at 17:36:30

From Story City Herald February 14, 1918 (page 3)

OBITUARY

Private Clifford Cate

Clifford Cate was born near Story City, October 10, 1897, and died at Camp Cody, Deming, N. M., February 1, 1918, aged 20 years, 3 months and 21 days. The cause of death was an attack of pneumonia.

Clifford enlisted in the United States army April 5th at 5:30 p.m. The next morning at 2 a.m. war was declared with Germany. On July 13th he was called into the service at Boone, Ia. Sept. 1 he left with the 1st separate company for Deming, N. M., where he was taken down with pneumonia.

The deceased was a son of Mrs. Mary Bickelhaupt, of west of Story City. His father, Chas. E. Cate, has been living in Canada for a dozen years or so. Besides the mother, Clifford leaves a sister, stepfather, an aged grandmother, two step-brothers and numerous relatives and friends to mourn his early demise. One of his step-brothers, Harry Bickelhaupt, is at the front in France, having sailed at Christmas time.