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World War I (1914-1918)

Wavel Alden Hart was born in Schenectady, New York, on October 2, 1899. He grew up in the city of Schenectady, and before joining the military, he worked at the United Cigar Company Shop on Jay Street.

On March 16, 1916, Wavel enlisted in the United States Army. He was a private serving with Company E, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On October 17, 1918, Wavel was killed in battle during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He is buried in Vale Cemetery in Schenectady, 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