YMCA HUT OF HONOR

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Daisy Adams

Daisy Adams.
Jessup, Maryland.
Born, Aug. 21, 1881.
Sailed, Dec. 21, 1918.
Red Cross.
Died, Base Hospital 4, Liverpool, England, Jan. 4, 1919, of influenza. En route to Paris.
Place of burial, Maryland.
Next of kin, Mrs. S. M. Hamilton, sister, 1214 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland.

Elvin L Allen

Elvin L Allen. Hinckley, Maine. Born, 1879. Teacher. Sailed, Feb. 23, 1918. Secretary, Foyer du Soldat, Etival. Died, St. Die Hospital, Oct. 3, 1918, of pneumonia. Place of burial, St. Die Cemetery. Next of kin, Mrs. E. L. Allen, wife, 215 College Av., Waterville, Maine.

Frederick D Ballou

Frederick D Ballou.
Richmond, Kentucky.
Born, Feb. 27, 1891.
Printer.
Sailed, Feb. 10, 1917.
Drowned, Dar-es-Salam Harbor, German East Africa, Sept., 1918.
Secretary, East African Expeditionary Forces.
Place of burial, Dar-es-Salam.
Next of kin, Mrs. Pattie Ballou, mother, 352 Irvine St., Richmond, Kentucky.

Judson H Beecher

Judson H Beecher.
Mt. Kisco, New York.
Born, April 1, 1890.
Produce Dealer.
Sailed, Dec. 22, 1917.
Secretary, St. Nazaire.
Died, St. Nazaire Base Hospital 101, Oct. 26, 1918, of pneumonia.
Place of burial, 4th grave, 3d row from center, American Cemetery, St. Nazaire.
Next of kin. Rev. W. A. Beecher, father, Sennate, New York.

James A Birchby

James A Birchby.
Pasadena, California.
Born, Nov. 25, 1879. Teacher.
Sailed, May 23, 1918.
Secretary, 2d Division, AEF.
Killed near Sommepy (Marne), Oct. 4, 1918, by German sniper's bullet.
Place of burial, grave 88, section 92, plot 2, Argonne-American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse).
Next of kin, H. B. Birchby, brother, 540 S. Marengo Av., Pasdena, California.

Virginia L Branum

Virginia L Branum.
Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
Born, Feb. 12, 1892.
Social Worker.
Sailed, Nov. 20, 1918.
Secretary, Lamalou-les-Bains. Died, Lamalou-les-Bains (Herault), March 30, 1919, of meningitis.
Place of burial, Lamalou Cemetery.
Next of kin, P. D. Branum, father, 227 Thorn St., Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

Chauncey D Brooks

Chauncey D Brooks.
Syracuse, New York.
Born, Oct. 14, 1871.
Manager.
Sailed, March 25, 1919.
Head of Lecture Service Bureau, Headquarters, Paris.
Died, Paris Camp Hospital 4, Joinville-le-pont, May 27, 1919, of scarlet fever.
Place of burial, American Cemetery, Suresmes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. C. D. Brooks, wife, 206 Comstock Av., Syracuse, New York.

Elizabeth A Brubaker

Elizabeth A Brubaker.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Born, Dec. 15, 1877.
Stenographer and Bookkeeper.
Sailed, Feb. 8, 1919.
Secretary, Hotel Accounting Department, Headquarters, Paris.
Died, Paris-American Hospital, Neuilly, Oct. 28, 1919, result of operation.
Place of burial, YMCA plot, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. H. P. Smith, sister, 131 E. Lemon St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Helen M Burrage

Helen M Burrage.
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Born, Feb. 26, 1889.
Social Worker.
Sailed, Jan. 31, 1919.
Died, Base Hospital 40, Knotty Ash Camp, Liverpool, England, Feb. 23, 1919, of pneumonia. En route to Paris.
Place of burial, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Next of kin, Henry T. Burrage, father, 986 Charles River Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Robert D Bush

Robert D Bush.
Born, Aug. 13, 1873.
Camilla, Georgia.
Lawyer.
Sailed, Sept. 1, 1918.
Secretary, Motor Reception Park, Nantes.
Died, Piedmont Sanitarium, Atlanta, Georgia., Jan. 24, 1919, of nervous collapse result of overseas service.
Place of burial, Camilla, Georgia.
Next of kin, Mrs. R. D. Bush, Camilla, Georgia.

Robert M Campbell

Robert M Campbell.
Kosciusko, Mississippi.
Born, Aug. 14, 1891.
Lawyer.
Sailed, July 23, 1918.
Secretary, Jonchery.
Died, AEF Hospital 15, Chaumont, Sept. 14, 1918, of pneumonia.
Place of burial, grave 146, Officers' Plot, AEF Cemetery 10, Chaumont.
Next of kin, W. A. Campbell, father, Hesterville, Mississippi.

Leon A Carley.

Leon A Carley.
Caldwell, New Jersey.
Lawyer. Died, Bar-le-Duc, Oct. 31, 1918,
result of motorcycle accident. Activities Director,
29th Division, AEF. Born, Nov. 19,
1871. Sailed, June 11, 1918. Place of burial,
grave 224, AEF Cemetery, Bar-le-Duc.
Next of kin, Mrs. L. A. Carley, wife, 8 Thurmont Road, Caldwell, New Jersey.

Clifford A Carpenter

Clifford A Carpenter.
Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Born, Oct. 21, 1876.
Salesman.
Sailed, Sept. 26, 1918.
Serving as Ocean Transport Secretary en route to Paris.
Drowned, Oct. 6, 1918, in shipwreck of S.S. Otranto off coast of Scotland.
Place of burial, grave 190, Kilchoman, Islay Island, Scotland.
Next of kin, Mrs. C. A. Carpenter, wife, 310 Carroll St., Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Huge B Chambers

Huge B Chambers.
Bardstown, Kentucky.
Born, Feb. 12, 1882.
Merchant.
Sailed, Sept. 11, 1918.
Died, Paris, Oct. 19, 1918, of pneumonia. Secretary, Headquarters, Paris.
Place of burial, grave 106, YMCA Plot, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. H. B. Chambers, wife, Bardstown,Kentucky.

Raoul Chauvin

Raoul Chauvin.
New York, New York.
Chauffeur.
Born, March 8, 1875.
Sailed, Oct. 26, 1918.
Died, Paris, Nov. 17, 1918, of pneumonia, awaiting assignment to Foyer du Soldat.
Place of burial, grave 109 YMCA Plot, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. Raoul Chauvin, wife, 250 W. 22d St., New York, New York.

Jessie N Chisholm.

Jessie N Chisholm.
Seattle, Washington.
Born, July 28, 1874.
Teacher of Expression.
Sailed, Oct. 23, 1918.
Entertainment Secretary, France and Germany.
Died, German Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 2, 1919, result of operation.
Place of burial. United States.
Next of kin, Frank R. Noyes, brother, 406 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles, California.

Friday, 4 March 2016

Theodore H. L. Clark

Theodore H. L. Clark.
Wasco, Illinois.
Born, April 16, 1892.
Minister.
Secretary. BEF, Basrah.
Died, BEF Officers' Hospital, Basrah, Mesopotamia, Sept. 9, 1917, of heatstroke.
Place of Durial, Officers' Section, BEF Military Cemetery, Basrah.
Next of kin, Joseph H. Clark, father, A. B. M. S., Ford Bldg., Boston, Massachusetts.

Harold R Coffin

Harold R Coffin.
Chicago, Illinois.
Born, June 20, 1881.
Song Leader.
Sailed, July, 1918.
Returned, Nov. 25, 1918.
Died, June 17, 1919, Chicago, 111., result of having been gassed while in France.
Place of burial. United States.
Next of kin, Mrs. Margaret P. Coffin, wife, 417 So. Central Park Av., Chicago, Illinois.

Joseph E Colwell

Joseph E Colwell.
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.
Born, Dec. 25, 1885.
Garage Manager.
Sailed, Sept. 9, 1918.
Died, Paris, Oct. 21, 1918, of pneumonia.
Secretary, Motor Transport Department, Headquarters, Paris.
Place of burial, grave 107, YMCA Plot, American Cemetery, Suresnes-sur-Seine.
Next of kin, Mrs. J. E. Colwell, wife, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

Hedley H Cooper

Hedley H Cooper.
Piermont, New York.
Born, Jan. 25, 1886.
Minister.
Sailed, Feb. 8, 1918.
Secretary, 42d Division, AEF.
Killed, AEF Hospital, Baccarat (Meurthe et Moselle), May 26, 1918, by German gas shell.
Place of burial, grave E-11, Officers' Row, French Military Cemetery, Baccarat.
Next of kin, Robert O. Cooper, father, Riverside, Illinois.