Arthur Yancey Wear (March 1, 1880 – November 6, 1918) was an American
tennis
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player who competed in the
1904 Summer Olympics.
He was the son of James H. Wear and the brother of
Joseph Wear. In 1904 he won the bronze medal with his partner
Clarence Gamble in the doubles competition.
He died during the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
Personal life
Wear served as a captain in the
89th Infantry Division during World War I.
He died of a
perforated ulcer
A perforated ulcer is a condition in which an untreated ulcer has burned through the mucosal wall in a segment of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the stomach or colon) allowing gastric contents to leak into the abdominal cavity.
Signs and symp ...
during the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive in November 1918.
He is buried at
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
See also
*
List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
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References
External links
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profile
1880 births
1918 deaths
American male tennis players
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in tennis
Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
American military personnel killed in World War I
Deaths from ulcers
United States Army officers
United States Army personnel of World War I
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