Van Schoonhoven Francis Yvonnet, Jr.

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Francis Yvonnet, Jr. Van Schoonhoven is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

26th Division Tablets of the Fallen (WW1)

Princeton Memorial -WW1

Name:

Francis Yvonnet, Jr. Van Schoonhoven

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

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Unit:

101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-11-03

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France

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Francis Yvonnet Van Schoonhoven, Jr. was born on May 15, 1895 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a First Lieutenant in the 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry "Yankee" Division. He died on November 3, 1918 in France at the age of 23 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. His name is commemorated on the tablet inside a church in Belleau, France and ranked as a Second Lieutenant. Established by the Class of 1917 in honor of Francis, a scholarship of the university of Princeton was named in his honor.