North Carolina World War 1 Military Records Collections – Page 3 of 80

William M. Fowlkes

Phr. Mate 3rd, Navy; son of the late Dr. W. M. Fowlkes; of Richmond County. Husband of Lula Rowe Fowlkes. Entered service July 15, 1918, at Rockingham, N.C. Sent to Norfolk. Mustered out at Norfolk, Feb. 6, 1919.

William M. Barnes

Sergt. M. T. Corps; of Edgecomb County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Ethel M. Barnes. Entered service June 22, 1918, at Portsmouth, Va. Sent to Charlottesville, Va. Mustered out at Charlottesville, Va., Dec. 10, 1918.

William L. Trevathan

Wagoner, Highway Engineers Wagoner No. 1, 23rd Regt.; of Nash County; son of H. L. and Mrs. Claudia Trevathan. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., transferred to Camp Meade, Md., transferred to Camp Laurel, Md. Sailed for Brest, France, Feb. 5, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Nov. 9 to 11, 1918. Arrived in USA June 10, 1919, New York. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 23, 1919.

William L. Lippard

1st Class Private, Art., Supply Co., 81st Div., 317th Reg.; of Rowan County; son of N. A. and Mrs. M. C. Lippard. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Salisbury, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 20, 1918. Sailed for U. S. May 28, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919.

William K. Gray

Chief Yeoman, Navy; of Halifax County; son of B. P. and H. E. Gray. Husband of Anna B. Gray. Entered service Nov., 1917, at Little Rock, Ark. Sent to St. Helena, Va., then to the U. S. S. “Cape May.” Made six trips across on transport duty. Mustered out at Newport News, Va., Aug. 23, 1919.

William Johnie Beckham

Private 1st class, Field Signal Battn., Co. C, 81st Div., 30th Reg.; of Vance County; son of J. O. and Mrs. Ada Beckham. Entered service May 25, 1918. at Camp Sevier, S. C. Sent to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel and all other engagement of the 81st Div. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., July 2, 1919.

William Jesse Melson

Corp. Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 19th Reg. Born in Martin County, Sept. 21, 1895; son of W. R. and Mrs. Fannie Melson. Entered service May 29, 1917, at Williamston, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. J. Sailed for France. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Oct. 30, 1917. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Gassed at Meuse-Argonne, Sept. 29, 1918. Sent to Hospital Fronville, No. 73. Mustered out at Columbia, S. C., April 9, 1919.

William J. Woodley

Private, Q. M. C.; of Pasquotank County; son of W. J., Sr., and Mrs. Camilla Cook. Husband of Mrs. Katherine Darnell. Entered service May 20, 1918, at Elizabeth City, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., transferred to Camp Meiggs, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France July, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Sept. 8, 1919.

William J. Taylor

Corpl., 318th Inf., 80th Div., Co. A. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Taylor. Entered the service at Hopewell, Va., Oct. 8, 1917. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for Brest, France, June 29, 1918. Fought at Artois Sector, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Arrived in the USA May 27, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 3, 1919.

William J. Reese

Mechanic, C. A. C. Co., 7th, A. A. Btry.; of Henderson County; son of Walter and Mrs. Minnie Reese. Entered service May 28, 1917, at Hendersonville, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Sailed for France May 19, 1918. Promoted to rank of Mechanic May, 1918. Fought at Toul Sector, Somme Sector, St. Mihiel. Returned to USA March 8, 1919, at Hoboken. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 28, 1919.

William J. Parker

1st Sergt., Co. A, 120th Inf., 30th Div. Son of J. C. and Elizabeth Parker. Entered service July 6, 1916, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for overseas April 7, 1918, landing at Liverpool, Eng., and from there went to France. Fought at St. Quentin, Bellicourt and Hindenburg Line. Wounded at battle of Bellicourt, Sept. 29, 1918, by machine gun, losing shoulder and arm thereby. Sent to 1st British Hospital, Birmingham, Eng., to recuperate from wound. Received D. S. C. decoration May 20, 1919 for bravery at Hindenburg Line. Also served on Mexican border previous to … Read more

William J. McAnally

1st Lt., Med. Corps; son of C. W. and Ruth Payne McAnally, of Stokes County; born April 16, 1873. Entered the service June 1, 1917, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sent to Camp Greenleaf M. O. T. C. Transferred to Camp Greene, Base Hospital, Aug. 23, 1917. While serving there had to resign in December, 1917, on account of sickness in family. Later requested reinstatement and was recommissioned as Captain, M. C., Oct. 12, 1918.

William J. Jackson, Jr.

1st Class Private, Co. I, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Washington County; son of W. J. and L. V. Jackson. Entered service July 17, 1916, at Plymouth. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 27, 1917. Fought in all engagements with 119th. Seven months on Mexican border. Was transferred to M. T. C.; did duty as dispatch rider. Returned to USA May 6, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 17, 1919.

William I. Hill

Private, Inf., Co. G, 358th Regt., 90th Div. Born in Hertford County, N.C., May 18, 1891; son of A. T. and Rosa D. Hill. Entered the service at Cofield, N.C., May 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and then to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Sept. 17, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel. Trained with the 81st Div., but transferred to 90th Div. Returned to the USA June 7, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., June 19, 1919.

William H. Slocumb

Private 1st Class, Inf., Co. K, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Sampson County; son of John C. and Mrs. Annie Slocumb. Entered service Oct. 5, 1917, at Smithfield, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for Calais, France, May 31, 1918. Promoted to rank of Btn. Sergt. Maj. May 20th. Fought at So. of Ypres July 7-16 to Aug. 4, 1918; Nauroy Sector, Beaurevoir Sector, Somme offensive Nov. 1 to Nov. 11, 1918; Canal Sector. Transferred to Hdqrs. Co., 159th Inf., from 2nd Corps, Hdqrs. Replacement Depot. Returned to USA March 22, 1919, at New … Read more

William H. Potts

2nd Lt., Veterinary Reserve Corps; of Wayne County; son of Wm. and Mrs. Willie Potts. Entered service May 27, 1917, at Mt. Olive, N.C. Sent to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., then to Douglas, Ariz., from there to Camp Globe, Ariz. Sailed for Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1917. Was veterinarian with 17th Cavalry in Honolulu. Returned to USA June, 1919. Mustered out at San Francisco June 16, 1919.

William H. Gardner

Serpt., Inf., Co. I, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Chowan County; son of T. E. and Lula Gardner. Entered service July 4, 1917, at Edenton, N.C. Sent to Camp Royster, N.C. Transferred to Camp Greene, N.C., then to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France May 28, 1917. Promoted to rank of Sergt. October, 1917. Fought in all engagements of 30th Div. Arrived in USA April 4, 1919, at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 7, 1919.

William H. Dunn

1st Lt., Co. K, 30th Div., 119th Inf.; of Wilson County; son of W. J. and Mrs. M. S. Dunn. Entered service July 14, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to El Paso; Camp Royster, Weldon, N.C.; Camp Greene, N.C. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought at all battles with 30th Div. until wounded at battle of Cambrai offensive Sept. 30th by shell. Sent to Hosp. No. 42, Gen. British, U. S. Base No. 29, London, Eng.; St. Mary’s at Hoboken; base at Camp Greene, base at Camp Jackson. Served on border from Sept 29, 1917, … Read more

William H. Campbell, Jr.

1st Class Private, Marines, Co. No. 67, 2nd Div., 5th Reg. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Campbell. Entered the service April 10, 1917, at Boston, Mass. Was sent to Paris Island, S. C. Sailed for France June 12, 1917. Fought at Verdun, Chateau Thierry, Mt. Blanc, St. Mihiel. Received shrapnel wound at Chateau Thierry June 6, 1918. Sent to Evac. Hosp. No. 27, at Coblenz, Germany. Was taken prisoner at Chateau Thierry, but escaped. Returned to USA Aug. 8, 1919. Seven months with Army of Occupation. Attacked by submarine going over on the … Read more

William H. Bingham

No. 3 Field Hospital, Co. T. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered the service March 4, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sailed for France June 8, 1918. While in France had charge of dispensary. Landed in Boston, June 9, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 22, 1919.