Private 1st Class, Field Amb., Co. 120, 30th Div.; from Guilford County; son of J. H. and Mary Phipps. Entered the service at Greensboro, N.C., July 10, 1915, and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France February, 1918. Fought at Aisne-Marne. Served eleven months on the Mexican border at Fort Bliss, Texas. Returned to the USA April 3, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., May 8, 1919.