Admin/Biog History	Paul Fauck was born in Germany circa 1892. His family came to America and settled in Oshkosh, WI. Paul enlisted in Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard on March 16, 1912. He was listed as a twenty year old laborer, blue eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, and five feet seven and one half inches tall. He was promoted to Corporal on June 3, 1916. He served in Texas during the Mexican Border War 1916. In 1917 he transferred to Company C, 150th machinegun Battalion, 42nd Division, and served in France during World War I. He was accidently killed on June 3, 1918. Harold Smith wrote of his death saying, "Paul Fanck was found dead one morning in the trenches shot through the head. But we gave him a decent burial." A history of Company C, states that, "on the 3rd at about 9:15 A.M. occurred the first death in the Company. Pvt. Paul Fauck was accidentally killed while inspecting his pistol. In some unknown manner he discharged the gun while looking in the barrel. The bullet passed through his head causing instant death."
Classification	Archives
Collection	World War I Small Collections
Dates of Accumulation	1918
Abstract	Death Certificate for Paul Fauck , Company C, 150th machinegun Battalion, 42nd Division. It simply states that he died in the service on June 3, 1918.
Event	World War I
Category	8: Communication Artifact
Legal Status	Oshkosh Public Museum
Object ID	SC411.10.28.3
Object Name	Certificate, Death
People	Fauck, Paul
Subjects	World War I 150th Machine Gun Battalion 42nd Division Soldiers Casualties Death
Title	Death Certificate

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