Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Floyd Manning, WW1 Vet Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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m. 1st:  Iva Mae HAYDEN,  1 child: Constance Barbara, b. 1911, NY.
m. 2nd: Helen Forte CHAPIN: 4 children: Rachel Bernice, b. 1921, Robert Lee, b. 1923, Shirley Mae, b. 1925, Harry Richard, b. 1928.

Parents:  Lee and Emma (Skinner) MANNING, resided at: 204 W. 17th St., Elmira Heights, NY

Floyd was drafted April 1, 1918 at Watkins Glen, NY into US Army, 153rd Brigade, 6th Bn., 21st Co., from April 1, 1918 to Dec. 23, 1918, seeing duty in France during WWI in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Second Phase, 1 Oct. to 1 Nov. 1918.

Floyd was gravely injured in the battlefield,  losing  the lower third of left leg in the line of duty.     He was gassed with mustard gas as well. Shrapnel injury happened near Canting, France according to V.A. records.  Discharged from Walter Reed Hospital, D.C. due to injuries, at the rank of private.  Company and regiment last served in: Co. A, 18th Inf.  Service Number: 1-750-239.

Floyd MANNING was my Grandfather.

            Gwen MECUM Hunt

Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 11/04/2003 By Joyce M. Tice Email: JoyceTice@aol.com You are the  visitor since the counter was installed on 04 NOV 2003

Hi Joyce, just reading your WWI submission requests, have one to add for your site:
 
Pictured here: 1918 WWI
 
Richard "Floyd" MANNING b. 1888 NY to Lee T. MANNING and Emma L. SKINNER of Elmira Heights NY.
 
Floyd was drafted 4/1/1918 at Watkins Glen, NY into US Army, 153rd Brigade, 6th Bn., 21st Co., from April 1, 1918 to Dec. 23, 1918, seeing duty in France during WWI in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Second Phase, 1 Oct. to 1 Nov. 1918.   Floyd was gravely injured in the battlefield,  losing  the lower third of left leg in the line of duty.     He was gassed with mustard gas as well. Shrapnel injury happened near Canting, France according to V.A. records.  Discharged from Walter Reed Hospital, D.C. at the rank of private.  Company and regiment last served in: Co. A, 18th Inf. Service Number: 1-750-239.  Died Oct. 5, 1933 at the V.A. hospital at the age of 45, never recovering fully from his war injuries.  (My grandfather).
 
            Gwen MECUM Hunt