1892 - 1966 (74 years)
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Name |
Harry Yaist |
Birth |
13 Apr 1892 |
Greenville TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
6 Nov 1966 |
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio |
Notes |
- Harry Solomon YAIST (son of Charles YAIST and Bertha Belena HOUSEL) was born on 13 Apr 1892 in Greenville Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Harry lists 1893 as his birthdate in Survey of World War Veterans of Somerset County. He served in the military between 1917 and 1919. Grave marker - "PFC HQ Co. 6 Army Corps, World War I"
MILITARY SERVICE:
Serial Number: 3171533
Assignments: Cp Lee Va Infantry Replacement Service to 16 Aug 1918; Head
quarters Troop 6 Army Corps to Discharge Private, first class 1 Sept 191
8. Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 8 July 1918 to 27 M
ay 1919. Honorable discharge 9 June 1919.
[SOURCE: Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Wor
ld War, 1917-1918, Volumes XIX. Columbus, OH: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1
926.]
He died on 6 Nov 1966 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio.
Harry S. Yaist, 74, formerly of Meyersdale, died Nov. 5*, in Youngstown, Ohio, where he had been residing. Born in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Charles and Bertha (Housel) Yaist. Mr. Yaist was a retired stationary engineer for the Youngstown Steel and Pipe Co. A member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and the IOOF in Youngstown, he was also a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Mary (Clark) Yaist; a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Yaist, at home; a brother, Clay, Youngstown; and a sister, Mrs. Ray Valiquette, Seattle, Wash. Funeral Service was held at Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, on Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. Charles E. Staub officiating. Interment was made in White Oak Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, November 10, 1966
*grave marker gives DOD as Nov. 6, 1966
He was buried on 8 Nov 1966 in White Oak Cemetery, Larimer Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
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Person ID |
I15654 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
Family |
Mary Ann Clark, b. 11 Jul 1899, Greenville TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Feb 1976, Meyersdale, Summit TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
Marriage |
4 Oct 1919 |
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland |
Children |
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Family ID |
F07353 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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