Patrick J. Catherwood

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Military Service
War: WWI
Branch: U.S. Army
Company: Co F, 18th U.S. Infantry

Personal Details
Born: 1888
Died: Killed In Action: 21 July 1918
Parents: Hugh J. and Mary (Carlin) Catherwood

Buried: French cemetery

Patrick Catherwood Is Killed In France

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Catherwood of Morrison Gives Up His Life in Service

Was Killed In Action July 21st

Another Brother Over There and Another in Camp and Another One Soon To Enter

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Catherwood, of Morrison, received a cablegram Thursday morning of this week stating that their son, Patrick, had been killed in action in France, July 21st. No further information was given in the message.

Patrick Catherwood enlisted in April, 1917, soon after war with Germany was declared and has been over there several months.

Daniel Catherwood, a brother, is also in France, and another brother, Michael, is in a military camp in this country, but the last heard from him he was about to sail and may be over there by this time.

This is the first death of any Grundy county boy who was killed in action. All the deaths among our boys that have occurred up to the present time have been by sickness, and of these only one other died overseas.

And still another brother, George, was placed in Class 2 on account of having three brothers in the service, but he has declared his intention of enlisting and has written to Washington asking for a re-classification that will permit him to enlist at once.

This is surely a splendid record for the Catherwood family and the aged parents, while broken-hearted over the news of their eldest son's death, may well be proud of their boys.

--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 8 August 1918, pg 1

Boy Dies In Service

Patrick Catherwood of Morrison Killed

Daniel Catherwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Catherwood of Morrison, was killed in action on the French front on July 21st. Patrick enlisted in April, 1917, being one of the first from Grundy county to volunteer. He was in Company F of the 18th Infantry. Two of his brothers are in the fighting forces in France; Daniel in Company A of the 3rd. Ammunition Train, and Michael with Company C of the 5th Engineer regiment. Another brother, George, is in Class Two of the registration of June 5, 1918, but is anxious to waive his deferred classification and get into the service. There is a fifth Catherwood boy who will soon be of fighting age and no doubt it will be difficult for any of the Irish fighting stock to stay out of the big war game.

--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 14 August 1918, pg 1

Catherwood Memorial Service

At the Catholic church in Grundy Center on Monday morning, memorial services were held for Private Patrick J. Catherwood, the first member of the local church to give his life for his country in the present war. A large gathering of friends were present to honor the memory of our dead soldier and to pray for his soul. Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Father Norris assisted by the full church choir. Father Norris paid warm tribute to the soldier boy whose life blood has enriched the soil of France, shed in the cause of Liberty. He helped to win the glorious victory of the Marne, the turning point of the war, and fell on the field of honor with his face to the foe. He was the first Grundy county boy to be killed in action on the western front.

Patrick J. Catherwood belonged to the fighting race. He was born at Londonberry, Ireland, 31 years ago. He grew to manhood in his native land. He came to America with his parents and settled in Grundy county. When the United States entered the war Pat was among the first to volunteer his services. He was assigned to Company F 19th Inf. and was among the first contingent of American Expeditionary Force to reach France. He has done duty on the firing line and in the trenches since last spring doing his bit for U.S. and fell in action three weeks ago on July 21st. He is survived by his parents, one sister and four brothers, two of the latter being "Somewhere in France." All honor to the dead soldier and all honor to his parents who have already given three of their sons to the service of their country. This is a record of which they may well be proud.

Our dead soldier body lies buried in French soil, but his soul lives on in glorious immortality and his memory will live down the ages in the hearts of a grateful people in this land he died to save. May God reward him for his services and enroll him in the company of the grand army of Jesus Christ. Peace to his ashes, the light of heaven to his soul.

--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 14 August 1918, pg 4