John Jay "Jack" Humbert

      My Grandfather, John
Jay Humbert, 1878 -
1960, son of Fletcher
and Hattie Humbert
of Topeka, Kansas,
enlisted into A-
Company of the 20th
Kansas Volunteer
Infantry Regiment on
29 April, 1898. He
remained with and
participated in all of
his regiment's Philip-
pine engagements
until the "Fighting
20th" mustered out
of  U. S. service at
      San Francisco, 28 October 1899. The above photo was taken
on that same date.

45 STAR AMERICAN FLAG

KANSAS STATE FLAG
For a more detailed account of the history of the Kansas
"20th", go to Maureen Reed's Kansas GenWeb Archives
page:  THE FIGHTING TWENTIETH.

Photo scanned and submitted by owner, Peter Gentala,
great-grandson of John Jay Humbert. To view our
Humbert genealogy, see Peter's Home Page.

 "Stars and Stripes" background was created using MS-
Paint. You are invited to view more of my art on  My
Art Page.
Walter Gentala 
gentala@aol.com