YMCA HUT OF HONOR: February 2016

Saturday 27 February 2016

L Sol Seigman

Nashville, Tennessee.
Salesman.
Born, 1890.
Sailed, July 7, 1918.
Died at Paris,_ May 24, 1919, of pneumonia.
Secretary, Uniform Department, Headquarters, Paris.
Place of burial, grave 113, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Harry Seligman, brother, 1404 Buchanan St., Nashville, Tennessee.

Henry P Seymour

Henry P Seymour
Sparkill, New York.
Minister.
Born, June 10, 1869.
Sailed, Sept. 13, 1917.
Died, St. Louis Hospital, Paris, Oct. 24, 1917, result of fall.
Secretary, 1st Division, AEF.
Place of burial, grave 115, AEF Cemetery 34, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. Emma D. Hart, sister, 37 E. 53d St., New York City, New York.

Henry C Shaw

Henry C Shaw
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lawyer.
Sailed, May 30, 1918.
Killed, Montrichard, May 28, 1918, in automobile accident. Secretary, Thezee. (Loir-et-Cher)
Place of burial, French Cemetery, Montrichard.
Next of kin, Charles B. Shaw, father, 17 Forest St., Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Esther Solcum

Esther Solcum
Newark, New Jersey
Born, 1886.
Stenographer.
Sailed, Nov. 3, 1917.
Died, AEF Hospital 5, May, 1919, result of operation.
Secretary, Auditing Department, Headquarters, Paris.
Place of burial, grave 29, American Plot, Cascade Cemetery, Nice.
Next of kin, Mrs. S. T. Slocum, mother, 476 Broadway, Long Branch, New Jersey.

Halliday S Smith

Halliday S Smith.
Nyack, New York.
Banker.
Born, 1887.
Sailed, Nov. 29, 1917.
Killed, front line dugout near Baccarat. May 26. 1918, by German gas shell, 42d Division, AEF.
Place of burial, grave E 12, Officers' Row, French Military Cemetery, Baccarat.
Next of kin, Spencer C. Smith, father, Nyack, New York.

Benjamin V Sweet

Benjamin V Sweet.
Born, 1881.
Rockland, Maine.
Osteopath.
Died at Paris, April 4, 1919, result of automobile accident.
Secretary, Mailing Department, Headquarters, Paris.
Sailed, Feb. 9, 1918.
Place of burial, grave 116, YMCA Section, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. B. V. Sweet, wife, Rockland, Maine.

Gertrude C Valentine

Gertrude C Valentine
Albany, New York.
Born, 1890.
Teacher.
Sailed, Sept. 17,1918.
Died at Le Mans, July. 11, 1919, result of automobile accident. Secretary, 7th Division. AEF.
Place of burial, grave 177, section A, Grand Cemetery, Le Mans.
Next of kin, Mrs. Clarence Valentine, mother, 80 Chestnut St., Albany, New York.

John B Van Schaick

John B Van Schaick
Huntington, Long Island, New York.
Born,1865.
Farmer-Lawver.
Sailed, March 20, 1918.
Died at Evacuation Hospital 3, Treve's, Germany. .Dec. 11, 1918, of bronchitis.
Secretary, 4th Division, AEF.
Place of burial, Town Cemetery 356-50, Treves, Germany.
Next of kin, Mrs. J. B. Van Schaick, wife, Huntington, Long Island.

John B Vorhees

Hartford, Connecticut.
Minister.
Born, 1875.
Sailed, Mav 6, 1918.
Died in New York City, result of wounds received in France.
Secretary, 26th Division, AEF.
Place of burial. United States.
Next of kin, Mrs. J. B. Vorhees, wife, 854 Asylum St., Hartford, Connecticut.

Marjorie Vrooman

Clyde, N. Y.
Born, 1891.
Teacher and Social Worker.
Sailed, Oct. 27, 1918.
Died at Cauterets, Pyrenees, March 4, 1919, of pneumonia.
Secretary, Cauterets.
Place of burial, grave 32A, Talence Cemetery, near Bordeaux.
Next of kin, Dr. W. R. Vrooman, father, Clyde, N. Y.

George Walsh

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Born, 1883.
Salesman.
Sailed, Sept. 2, 1918.
Secretary, Queenstown, Ireland.
Died at Queenstown, Ireland, U.S. Naval Hospital 4, Oct, 18, 1918, of influenza.
Place of burial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Next of kin, S. H. Walsh, father, 203 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Robert Wellwood

New York City, N. Y.
Born, 1864.
Missionary to China.
Sailed,Jan. 27, 1918.
Killed, May 19, 1918, in enemy air raid on British lines.
Secretary, Chinese coolies, Blargies.
Place of burial, grave C6, plot 1, Communal Cemetery, Blargies.
Next of kin, Mrs. Robert Wellwood, wife, care of A. B. M. S., Ford Bldg., Boston, Massachusetts.

Edith White

Petaluma, California.
Born, 1886.
Sailed, Jan. 8, 1919.
Died at Chaumont, Base Hospital 90, March 13, 1919, of meningitis.
Secretary, Montignysur-Aube, 8th Army Corps, AEF.
Place of burial, grave 55, Officers' Plot, AEF Cemetery 10, Chaumont.
Next of kin, Mrs. J. H. White, mother, Petaluma, California.

Herman S Willing

Moline, Illinois.
Born 1873.
Editor.
Died, Camp Hospital 64, Chatillonsur- Seine, Nov. 22, 1918, of pneumonia.
Secretary, 80th Division, AEF.
Sailed,May 14, 1918.
Place of burial, grave 1, Chatillon-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. H. S. Willing, wife, 440 44th St., Moline, Illinois.

During the American offensive northwest of Verdun he was transferred to the Argonne region, where he served the Thirty-third division.

He caught a cold that developed into pneumonia, but did not leave his post.

He was the pastor of the Union Congregational church.

Howard Woodhead

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Born, 1877.
Teacher.
Sailed, March 30, 1918.
Died at St. Germain-en-Laye (Seine-st-Oise), June 8, 1919, of pneumonia.
Secretary, Foyer du Soldat, St. Germain-en-Laye.
Place of burial, grave 867, YMCA Section, Arne Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. H. Woodhead, wife, 2131 North St., Logansport, Indiana.

Jeanette Zinn

JEANETTE ZINN

York, Pennsylvania.
Born, May 27, 1892.
Buyer.
Sailed, Sept. 1, 1918.
Died, Moseley Hill Hospital, Liverpool, England, Oct. 4, 1918, of pneumonia. En route to Paris.
Place of burial, United States.
Next of kin, Mr. William Zinn, father, 452 West College Av., York, Pennsylvania.

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Friday 26 February 2016

YMCA Further Information

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