About
Arthur Van Voorhis Crego was born in Claverack, New York, on May 13, 1893. His new job at General Electric took him to Schenectady. Arthur was a member of the Schenectady Boat Club and an accomplished swimmer and paddler.
On February 22, 1916, Arthur enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Corporal and served with Company C, 102nd Field Battalion, 27th Infantry Division. On October 17, 1918, while fighting in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Arthur was killed in Battle. He is buried in the Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Claverack, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon