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Wensel Morava
(aka Wenceslaus Morava, Wenzel Morava, Vaclav Morava)

Born: Sept. 12, 1853 Died: Oct. 13, 1932 Place of Birth: Poříčí, Czechia (Czech Republic) Member of the Association of Czechoslovak Engineers in America Awarded the Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion April 10, 1932

Family immigrated to the USA in 1861 and settled on a farm in Muscoda WI.

Attended University of Illinois 4 yrs. and graduated 1878.

Various employment as draughtsman and engineer.

1901 founded the Morava Construction Company in Chicago IL.

1917 at age 65 he volunteers his services to the US military.

Commissioned as a US Army Major on Jan. 8, 1918 and assigned as Supervising Disbursing Officer at two (gun) powder plants: Nitro WV, and Nashville TN. April 1918 transferred to Construction Div. of the Quartermaster’s Corps as Constructing Quartermaster to

Quartermaster Depot at New Cumberland PA to supervise the construction warehouses.

Sept. 28, 1918 transferred to Bethlehem Loading Plant, Mays Landing NJ Discharged Dec. 21, 1921.

Sources:

Links: Bethlehem Loading CompanyMount Wilson Observatory Little Missouri River Bridge, Spanning Little Missouri River at CR 179, Okolona, Clark County, ARLittle Cossatot River Bridge, Spanning Little Cossatot River at County Road No. 139, Lockesburg, Sevier County, AR PLAQUE 'MORAVIA; CONSTRUCTION CO; CHICAGO; 1908' - Little Cossatot River Bridge