1st Class Private, Engineers, Co. E, 30th Div., 105th Reg. Born in Alamance County; son of Hage Mellas and Mrs. Saharo Mellas. Entered service June 5, 1917, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Bellicourt, Mont Brehain, Vaux Andigny, LaSelle. Gassed at …
Master Eng., Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 105th Eng. Regt.; of Alamance County; son of W. H. and Mrs. Alice S. Whitted. Entered service Aug. 13, 1917, at Greenville, S. C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 26, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Belgium, Busigny, Montbrehain, La …
Pvt., Co. 10, 3rd Div., 155th Depot Br. Son of R. L. and C. A. Hodgin, of Alamance County. Entered service July 23, 1917, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France Feb. 26, 1918. Was a messenger boy while on front. Returned to USA April 1, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, …
1st Cl. Private, 242nd Co., M. P. Born in Alamance County; son of A. L. and Fannie Anderson. Entered service June 3, 1918, at Haw River, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and transferred to Camp Humphrey, Va., then to Ft. Meyer. Sent overseas to France, August, 1918. Returned to USA August, 1919. Had charge …
Sissipahaw Tribe: Meaning unknown. Sissipahaw Connections.-The Sissipahaw were probably of the Siouan linguistic family though no words of their language are known. Sissipahaw Location.-The principal Sissipahaw settlement appears to have been about the present Saxapahaw on Haw River in the lower part of Alamance County. (See also South Carolina.) Sissipahaw History.-The name of this tribe …
1st Lt. 123rd Inf., Co. I, 31st Div. Born in Alamance County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Craig. Entered the service May 15, 1917, at Mebane, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., and from there to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Wheeler, Ga. Sailed for France Oct. 9, 1918. …
Sergt., Inf., Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Alamance County; son of W. R. and Mrs. Lou Goley. Entered service April 14, 1917, at Graham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Sept. 1, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Hindenburg …
Maj. Med. Corps, Air Service Div.; of Alamance County; son of Julius J. and Emma Laura Barefoot. Husband of Octavia W. Barefoot. Entered service Dec. 27, 1917, at Graham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Payne Field, then to Langley Field, then to Genl. Hospital No. 14, Greenleaf. Promoted to rank of Capt. July, …
Private, A. S. C.; of Alamance County; son of G. C. Woodworth and Anna L. DeCamp. Entered the service at Graham, N.C., Aug. 5, 1918, and sent to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Sept. 15, 1918. Returned to the USA April 28, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Washington, D. C., July 25, …
Supply Sergt., Inf., Hdqrs., 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Alamance County; son of George E. and Mrs. A. Y. Holt. Entered service May 1, 1917, at Graham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Landed June 5, 1918. Fought at Bellicourt, Nauroy, Montbrehain, St. …
Private, 17th Oversea Bty., F. A. R. D.; of Alamance County; son of J. A. and Mrs. E. J. Whitesell. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Elon College, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Hill. Overseas on the Kroonland. Promoted to rank of Corpl. October, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, …
Ph.M., U. S. N. R. F.; of Alamance County; son of M. C. and Mrs. Elvire McBane. Entered service January, 1918, at Graham, N.C. Sent to Opr. Base, Va. Transferred to U. S. S. George Washington, U. S. S. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y. Sailed for Brest, France, June, 1918. Made four complete trips across …
Private, Inf., Co. I, 81st Div., 321st Inf.; of Alamance County; son of J. W. and Mrs. Margrett E. Nicholson. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Mebane, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Vosges, …
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, …
1st Class Private, Machine Gun Btn., Co. B, 81st Div., 316th Machine Gun. Born in Alamance County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Johnston. Entered the service Sept. 19, 1917, at Mebane, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Hancock, Ga. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. …
Fireman 2nd (Navy); of Alamance County; son of Robert and Cinthy Hodgin. Husband of Lodie Hodgin. Entered service April 17, 1918, at Swepsonville. Sent to Norfolk, Va. Transferred to Pensacola, then to U. S. S. Alabama; transferred to U. S. S. Nashville, then U. S. S. Rondo. Mustered out at Norfolk, Dec. 9, 1918.
Sergt., Motor Transport Corps, Co. C. Born in Alamance County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen. Entered the service May 27, 1918, at Mebane, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there to San Antonio, Texas. Sailed for France Nov. 12, 1918. Served with 312th Motor Transport in France as …
1st Class Sergt., Medical Corps; of Alamance County; son of John H. and Mrs. Alice Iseley. Entered service May 18, 1917, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Bliss, Texas, to Washington, D. C. Sailed for France Jan. 26, 1918. Promoted to rank of 1st Class Sert., 1918. Returned to USA …
Corpl., Central Officers’ Training School; of Alamance County; son of J. W. and Mrs. Phoebe Somers. Husband of Mrs. Lillie Somers. Entered service April 25, 1918, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Gordon. Mustered out at Camp Gordon Nov. 29, 1918.
2nd Lt., Inf., Transp. Personnel Adjt. Born in Alamance County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Compton. Entered the service at Mebane, N.C., Sept. 18, 1917. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. Sailed for France March 30, 1918. Returned …
