PERCY HOMAN
Percy Homan, circa 1917.
Photo from the collection of Christie Stilson.
Percy Homan
Percy B. Homan was born in Port Jefferson, New
York. He was the son of Lyman Beecher Homan. Percy enlisted in the
Army on February 25, 1918. He trained at Camp Crane in Allentown,
Pennsylvania. He was assigned to the Tank Corp. After being sent
overseas Homan was involved in the St. Mihiel Offensive and the
Battle of the Argonne Forest. The Battle of the Argonne Forest was
one of the last battles of World War I. The Allied forces led by
General John J. Pershing attacked and destroyed the German defenses
in the heavily guarded Argonne Forest. It was this defeat that would
lead to the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918. Homan
served overseas from April 26, 1918 to March 13, 1919. He was gassed
at the Battle of the Argonne. He was discharged on April 12, 1919.
Picture of US tanks during World War I
Written by,
Jonathan Greenbaum
Longwood JHS
June 2005