Arthur Wear Explained

Arthur Wear
Birth Date:	1 March 1880
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death Place:	Argonne Forest, France
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Arthur Yancey Wear (March 1, 1880 – November 6, 1918) was an American tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.^[1] 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.^[2] He died during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France in World War I.^[3]

Personal life

Wear served as a captain in the 89th Infantry Division during World War I.^[4] He died of a perforated ulcer 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

External links

• • profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arthur Wear . Olympedia . February 22, 2021.
2. Web site: Arthur Wear Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/arthur-wear-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2014-01-29 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
4. Web site: Arthur Y. Wear . . 21 May 2020.