Captain Gustave Ludwig Karow

1893 - 1920  (26 years)

• Name	Gustave Ludwig Karow  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	9 Aug 1893	Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	28 Oct 1916	Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  	US Marine Corps - WWI: Captain - Killed in airplane accident
  Census	1920	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Obituary	Jun 1920	Macon County, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	Gustav Karow Killed in Action • The Macon Telegraph • Macon, Georgia • 28 Jun 1920, Mon • Page 5
  		Killed in Action-KAROW Gustav A large part of Savannah quit business and attended the funeral yesterday afternoon of Capt Gustav Karew USMC, killed in an airplane accident at Parris Island when Lieuts Fred Melthen and S E St George also met their death. ... He was a student at Princeton and then at VMI, graduating there. He began service with the marines as second lieutenant…
  Death	25 Jun 1920	Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - World War I
  	Died in airplane crash while on Active Duty
  Burial	Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Killed in Action - Died in Airplane crash over Parris Island SC during World War I
  		Burial-KAROW Capt Gustav Captain Gustav Ludwig Karow -- Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah GA ~ Killed in Action - Died in Airplane crash over Parris Island SC during World War II + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76112170/ gustav
  		Bonaventure Cemetery (Also known as Evergreen Cemetery) Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Find a Grave: #32916
  Person ID	I30888	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Pope Barrow,   b. 28 Mar 1895, Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA d. 15 Mar 1976, Melrose, Alachua, Florida, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Davenport Jackson Karow,   b. 15 Feb 1921, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA d. 24 Dec 1972, Alachua County, Florida, USA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gustave Ludwig Karow, Jr,   b. 7 Dec 1918, Connecticut, USA d. 17 Jun 1974, Alachua County, Florida, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Aug 1893 - Georgia, USA Marriage - 25 Feb 1915 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA Military Service - US Marine Corps - WWI: Captain - Killed in airplane accident - 28 Oct 1916 - Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA Obituary - Gustav Karow Killed in Action • The Macon Telegraph • Macon, Georgia • 28 Jun 1920, Mon • Page 5 - Jun 1920 - Macon County, Georgia, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - World War I - 25 Jun 1920 - Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA Burial - - Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - WWI Killed in Action: American Service in World War I

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-KAROW Capt Gustav Captain Gustav Ludwig Karow -- Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah GA ~ Killed in Action - Died in Airplane crash over Parris Island SC during World War II + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76112170/ gustav

  
  

  News

  Killed in Action-KAROW Gustav A large part of Savannah quit business and attended the funeral yesterday afternoon of Capt Gustav Karew USMC, killed in an airplane accident at Parris Island when Lieuts Fred Melthen and S E St George also met their death. ... He was a student at Princeton and then at VMI, graduating there. He began service with the marines as second lieutenant…

  
  

• Sources

  [S10498] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - World War I), KAROW Gustav Ludwig - Captain US Marine Corps - 1893-1920 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). - Birth: 9 Aug 1893 - Death: 25 Jun 1920 (aged 26) Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina - Burial: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia - Memorial ID: 76112170 Killed in Action - Died in Airplane crash over Parris Island SC during World War II https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76112170/gustav-ludwig-karow [S2474] Ancestry.com, Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: T625_241; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 420. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: T625_241; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 420 [S3581] Newspapers.com: Killed in Action: KAROW Gustav CAPT,USMC - The Macon Telegram - 28 Jun 1920, (Name: The Macon Telegraph; Location: Macon County GA; Date: 28 Jun 1920;), CAPT. GUSTAV KAREW. A large part of Savannah quit business and attended the funeral yesterday afternoon of Capt Gustav Karew USMC, killed in an airplane accident at Parris Island when Lieuts Fred Melthen and S E St George also met their death. Capt Karew was a member of the local rifle association and one of the beat shot in the organization. He was prominent socially and in business as well as in military circles. He was a native of Savannah aged 27; he married Miss Sarah Barrow a few years ago and leaves besides hia widow one small child; his mother; a sister in Philadelphia; a brother, Lester Karew, Savannah; and another brother in Minneapolis. He was a student at Princeton and then at VMI, graduating there. Ha began service with the marines as second lieutenant and was stationed at different times at Quantlco, San Diego, Hayti, Galveston, and New London. His promotion was rapid. He was on sick leave and had been reporting to Parris Island for treatment. Hia death occurred when he was returning to Savannah where he had an engagement for a social affair which was to have been held et the hour his funeral occurred. • The Macon Telegraph • Macon, Georgia • 28 Jun 1920, Mon • Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/825816358/?article=5a944a84-f62b-4981-a0b3-90a2613ce606&focus=0.1430624,0.33521682,0.28306502,0.49040803&xid=3355 Killed in Action-KAROW Gustav A large part of Savannah quit business and attended the funeral yesterday afternoon of Capt Gustav Karew USMC, killed in an airplane accident at Parris Island when Lieuts Fred Melthen and S E St George also met their death. ... He was a student at Princeton and then at VMI, graduating there. He began service with the marines as second lieutenant… [S6486] Find a Grave: BARROW Sarah Anderson 1895-1976, Sarah Elizabeth Pope Barrow Karow Anderson. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81955945/sarah-elizabeth_pope-anderson Burial-KAROW Capt Gustav Captain Gustav Ludwig Karow -- Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah GA ~ Killed in Action - Died in Airplane crash over Parris Island SC during World War II + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76112170/ gustav