YMCA HUT OF HONOR

Saturday, 27 February 2016

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.