1st Class Private, Co. B, 30th Div., 119th Inf. Reg.; of Alamance County; son of J. L. and Mary Steele. Husband of Mrs. Cora Steele. Entered service Sept. 3, 1917, at Graham, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Wounded near Mazinghein, France, Oct. 18th. Fought at Ypres, Voormizelle, Bellicourt, Premont and Busigny, Escaufourt, St. Quentin, Bohain, St. Souplet and Mazinghein. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 8, 1919. His Grandfathers Steele and Pasits, and Mrs. Steele’s grandfathers, Mr. Hodgin, and Mr. Ward, fought in the Civil War.
