Lyman Kelso Yancey
Lyman Keslo Yancey was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) Yancey.
Private First Class Lyman Kelso Yancey, Company B, 354 Infantry, fought in WWI. On 7 Aug 1918 he was a victim of a mustard gas attack, sustaining injuries for which he was hospitalized for an extended period and was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Lyman Yancey Was Gassed Over There
In a letter to Quincy friends Lyman K. Yancey, formerly of the E. Best Plumbing company, states that he had taken one breath too much of gas, but is improving. The letter in part is:
"Was certainly glad to receive your letter some time ago and appreciate your remembrance of me. I would have answered sooner but I have on the go most of the time until I finally landed in a hospital where I am now serving my third week. I took one breath too much of gas and here I am, but not seriously hurt. I am not bedfast and expect to be feeling as well as ever real soon. France is very beautiful and the climate fine, the days not very warm and the nights splendid for sleeping. I wish I could tell you of my experiences in the trenches, but I can not. It is a little different that I expected to find things."
Young Yancey is stationed in Company B, 35th infantry of the American expeditionary forces.
The Quincy Daily Whig, Sunday, September 22, 1918; Page: 7
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He married Lola Marie Hendricks, of Quincy, IL, on October 5, 1921 in Springfield, IL and lived in Quincy for 62 years. Lyman and Lola had one daughter: Elizabeth Jean (Yancey) Bartelt.
An original "road warrior", he travelled by car throughout Illinos, Iowa and Missouri selling plumbing and heating supplies.
Lyman was a Mason and a Shriner.
He smoked a pipe and took his favorite one, plus an ample supply of tobacco and matches, to his grave.
Upon his death, he was survived by his wife and daughter, five grandchildren and four great-grand children.
Lyman Keslo Yancey was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) Yancey.
Private First Class Lyman Kelso Yancey, Company B, 354 Infantry, fought in WWI. On 7 Aug 1918 he was a victim of a mustard gas attack, sustaining injuries for which he was hospitalized for an extended period and was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Lyman Yancey Was Gassed Over There
In a letter to Quincy friends Lyman K. Yancey, formerly of the E. Best Plumbing company, states that he had taken one breath too much of gas, but is improving. The letter in part is:
"Was certainly glad to receive your letter some time ago and appreciate your remembrance of me. I would have answered sooner but I have on the go most of the time until I finally landed in a hospital where I am now serving my third week. I took one breath too much of gas and here I am, but not seriously hurt. I am not bedfast and expect to be feeling as well as ever real soon. France is very beautiful and the climate fine, the days not very warm and the nights splendid for sleeping. I wish I could tell you of my experiences in the trenches, but I can not. It is a little different that I expected to find things."
Young Yancey is stationed in Company B, 35th infantry of the American expeditionary forces.
The Quincy Daily Whig, Sunday, September 22, 1918; Page: 7
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He married Lola Marie Hendricks, of Quincy, IL, on October 5, 1921 in Springfield, IL and lived in Quincy for 62 years. Lyman and Lola had one daughter: Elizabeth Jean (Yancey) Bartelt.
An original "road warrior", he travelled by car throughout Illinos, Iowa and Missouri selling plumbing and heating supplies.
Lyman was a Mason and a Shriner.
He smoked a pipe and took his favorite one, plus an ample supply of tobacco and matches, to his grave.
Upon his death, he was survived by his wife and daughter, five grandchildren and four great-grand children.
Lyman Kelso Yancey
Lyman Keslo Yancey was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) Yancey.
Private First Class Lyman Kelso Yancey, Company B, 354 Infantry, fought in WWI. On 7 Aug 1918 he was a victim of a mustard gas attack, sustaining injuries for which he was hospitalized for an extended period and was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Lyman Yancey Was Gassed Over There
In a letter to Quincy friends Lyman K. Yancey, formerly of the E. Best Plumbing company, states that he had taken one breath too much of gas, but is improving. The letter in part is:
"Was certainly glad to receive your letter some time ago and appreciate your remembrance of me. I would have answered sooner but I have on the go most of the time until I finally landed in a hospital where I am now serving my third week. I took one breath too much of gas and here I am, but not seriously hurt. I am not bedfast and expect to be feeling as well as ever real soon. France is very beautiful and the climate fine, the days not very warm and the nights splendid for sleeping. I wish I could tell you of my experiences in the trenches, but I can not. It is a little different that I expected to find things."
Young Yancey is stationed in Company B, 35th infantry of the American expeditionary forces.
The Quincy Daily Whig, Sunday, September 22, 1918; Page: 7
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He married Lola Marie Hendricks, of Quincy, IL, on October 5, 1921 in Springfield, IL and lived in Quincy for 62 years. Lyman and Lola had one daughter: Elizabeth Jean (Yancey) Bartelt.
An original "road warrior", he travelled by car throughout Illinos, Iowa and Missouri selling plumbing and heating supplies.
Lyman was a Mason and a Shriner.
He smoked a pipe and took his favorite one, plus an ample supply of tobacco and matches, to his grave.
Upon his death, he was survived by his wife and daughter, five grandchildren and four great-grand children.
Lyman Keslo Yancey was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) Yancey.
Private First Class Lyman Kelso Yancey, Company B, 354 Infantry, fought in WWI. On 7 Aug 1918 he was a victim of a mustard gas attack, sustaining injuries for which he was hospitalized for an extended period and was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Lyman Yancey Was Gassed Over There
In a letter to Quincy friends Lyman K. Yancey, formerly of the E. Best Plumbing company, states that he had taken one breath too much of gas, but is improving. The letter in part is:
"Was certainly glad to receive your letter some time ago and appreciate your remembrance of me. I would have answered sooner but I have on the go most of the time until I finally landed in a hospital where I am now serving my third week. I took one breath too much of gas and here I am, but not seriously hurt. I am not bedfast and expect to be feeling as well as ever real soon. France is very beautiful and the climate fine, the days not very warm and the nights splendid for sleeping. I wish I could tell you of my experiences in the trenches, but I can not. It is a little different that I expected to find things."
Young Yancey is stationed in Company B, 35th infantry of the American expeditionary forces.
The Quincy Daily Whig, Sunday, September 22, 1918; Page: 7
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He married Lola Marie Hendricks, of Quincy, IL, on October 5, 1921 in Springfield, IL and lived in Quincy for 62 years. Lyman and Lola had one daughter: Elizabeth Jean (Yancey) Bartelt.
An original "road warrior", he travelled by car throughout Illinos, Iowa and Missouri selling plumbing and heating supplies.
Lyman was a Mason and a Shriner.
He smoked a pipe and took his favorite one, plus an ample supply of tobacco and matches, to his grave.
Upon his death, he was survived by his wife and daughter, five grandchildren and four great-grand children.
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