About
World War I (1914-1918)
Arthur Edgar Way was born in the town of Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York, on October 21, 1897.
On October 15, 1917, Arthur enlisted in the United States Army. On May 17, 1918, he was sent overseas aboard the U.S. Army troopship USS President Grant. He was a private first class serving with Headquarters Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On October 16, 1918, Arthur was killed in battle during the Somme Offensive. He was originally buried in France but was later returned to the United States and laid to rest in the Niskayuna Reformed Church Cemetery in April 1921.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
*Photo: Arthur is last on the right