About
Henry Bennit Potter, the son of Frank and Nellie (Bennit) Potter, was born on July 29, 1896, in Troy, New York. By 1910, he was living in Schenectady, New York. He was well-known in vocal circles, having been a member of the festival choir and St. George's Church.
On July 29, 1917, Henry enlisted in the United States Army. He was a Corporal in the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. On October 8, 1918, Henry died of pneumonia in a French base hospital. He is buried in the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery, France.
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