2nd Lt., 59th Inf. Entered the service at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. Nov. 22, 1917. Fought in the second battle of the Marne and St. Mihiel, Soissons, Vesle. Wounded twice by shrapnel and machine gun. Received the French Croix De Guerre. Promoted to 1st Lt. Was with Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., May, 1919. First service with 1st N.C. N. G.
Private, Field Hospital, 30th Div., 105th San. Tr. Son of L. E. and E. A. Johnson, of Cabarrus County. Entered service Aug. 27, 1917. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Sept. 1, 1917; went to France June 4, 1918. Fought at Ypres Front, Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, St. Quentin Front. Was on duty collecting post Sept. 24, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1918. During this time was employed as runner between collecting post and regimental advance post. Was often under heavy shell fire, working day and night. Realizing the need of more stretcher bearers, he secured eight German prisoners, organizing them in … Read more
50th Battery Detachment, A. R. D. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered the service July 23, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Was on board ship when Armistice was signed and turned back. Was at Camp Stuart, Va. Then returned to Camp Jackson, S. C. Discharged from Battery F, 4th Reg. F. A. R. D., Dec. 7, 1918.
Btry. F, 30th Div., 318th F. A. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for England Aug. 8, 1918. Served there until sent to France, Chaumont Sector, on his way to the front when Armistice was signed. Sailed from Brest, France, June 3, 1919. Returned to United States June 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 22, 1919.
Of Concord, N.C., Cabarrus County. Entered the service at Concord, N.C., Sept. 6, 1918. Reported to Camp Jackson and later transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Then transferred back to Camp Jackson, where he was mustered out of the service on Jan. 25, 1919.
Private, Machine Gun Batry., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th M. G.; of Cabarrus County; son of Mrs. D. M. Dorton. Entered service Oct. 5, 1917, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., May 11, 1918. Arrived May 27, 1918; Calais, France, May 29. Fought at Cambrai Hill, Belgium, Aug. 31, 1918; Hindenburg Line, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, 1918; Voormizelle and Moray, Oct. 8 to Oct. 12, 1918; Vermedena La Selle River, Oct. 18 to Oct. 21, 1918; Ypres Salient from July 16, 1918, to Aug. 30, 1918. … Read more
Hdqrs. Co., 119th Inf., 30th Div. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered the service June 5, 1917, at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 8, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Voormizelle, Somme. Returned to the USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 7, 1919.
Private, Co. B, 30th Div., 105th Engineers; of Cabarrus County; son of J. M. and Mrs. L. K. Young. Husband of Mrs. Mattie M. Young. Entered service Sept. 19, 1916, at Charlotte, N.C. Sent to Asheville guard duty, transferred to Camp Bragg for guard duty. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., May 26, 1918; landed June 12, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Belgium, Sept. 1st to Sept. 18, 1918; Bellicourt Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 1918; Montbrehain, Brancourt, Premont, Busigny from Oct. 8 to 16, 1918; La Salle River, Vaux-Andigny, Mazinghein, Oct. 13 to 20, 1918. Served 12 months on Mexican border; landed … Read more
Private 1st Class, Inf., 81st Div., 322nd Regt. Born in Cabarrus County Sept. 15, 1888; son of P. B. and Mrs. E. J. Raiford. Entered service May 28, 1917, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., May 29, 1917. Transferred to Camp Sevier June 1, 1917, then to Camp Upton, N. Y., July 20, 1917. Sailed for France Aug. 20, 1917. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine Metz. Was wounded and sent to hospital at Vichy, France. Mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., Aug. 6, 1919.
Capt. Thomas Caldwell, of Irish parentage, was born in the eastern part of Mecklenburg county, (now Cabarrus), in 1753. He early espoused the cause of liberty, and entered the service in 1775, in Capt. John Springs’ company as a private, and marched to the protection of the frontier settlements from the murderous and plundering incursions of the Cherokee Indians. He again joined the service in Capt. Ezekiel Polk’s company and marched against the Tories in South Carolina, near the post of Ninety-Six. In 1776, he volunteered under Captain William Alexander, Colonels Adam Alexander and Robert Irwin, General Rutherford commanding; marched … Read more
Private, 60th F. A., Btry. A. Born in Cabarrus County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Cook. Entered the service at Concord, N.C., Aug. 26, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then to Camp Hill, Va. Was on way to France the day Armistice was signed. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., Feb. 6, 1919.
2nd Lt., Aviation, 39th Aero Squadron. Enlisted May 10, 1917, at Ft. Thomas, Ky. Was sent to Kelly Field, Texas, and from there to Channette Field, Ill. Transferred to Rich Field, Texas, then to S. M. A., Austin, Texas, and to Taylor Field, Ala. From there to Carlstrom Field, Fla. Discharged there as 2nd Lt., Pursuit Pilot, March 26, 1919. Home address, Concord, N.C.
Private, Inf., L Co., 81st Div., 321st Reg.; son of C. B. and Rosa Bunton, of Cabarrus County. Husband of Mrs. Susie Bunton. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Winston-Salem, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier and to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 1, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector, Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA New York, May 28, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, June 9, 1919.
Private, Btry. A, 33rd Div., 124th F. A. Son of P. W. and Mat Broom. Husband of Della Broom, of Cabarrus County. Entered service June 24, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C.; transferred to Newport News, Va. Went to France Aug. 22, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 5, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918. Was in Germany nine months. Returned to the USA May 24, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 4, 1919.
2nd Class Musician, 113th F. A., 30th Div. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered the service July 20, 1917, at Kannapolis, N.C. Trained at Camp Sevier, S. C., from Sept. 15, 1917, to May 18, 1918, then sent to New York. Landed in France June 13, 1918. Went to train in Artillery School and was in training from June 15, 1918, to Aug. 23, 1918. Ordered to Toul Sector, then St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest, Woevre Sector. With Army of Occupation one month. Returned to USA March 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 28, 1919.
Corpl, M. G. Co. No. 16. Son of C. E. Davis, of Cabarrus County. Entered service June 9, 1916, at Florence, S. C. Sent to Columbus, O.; transferred to Ft. Sam Houston, Texas; transferred to Camp Brownsville, Texas. Served on the Mexican border two years. Was on duty with the 4th Cavalry at Honolulu; later transferred to the 16th Cavalry. Mustered out at Camp Brownsville, Texas, June 28, 1918.
Private, Inf., Co. F, 80th Div., 318th Regt.; of Cabarrus County; son of R. A. and Mrs. Agnes S. McGraw. Entered service March 29, 1918, at Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 22, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest and St. Mihiel. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 6, 1919.
Of Concord, N.C., Cabarrus County. Entered the service at Camp Meade as Army Nurse, unattached. Joined Dr. Long’s Unit from Greensboro, N.C., and sailed for France Sept. 1, 1918, from New York. Landed at Liverpool, Eng. Then went to Havre, France, from there to Brest. Sailed over on Convoy Unit to Base Hospital No. 65–Debarkation Hospital for wounded soldiers to be sent back to the United States. Sailed for USA June 1, 1919. Arrived June 11, 1919. Discharged July 6, 1919, at New York.
Private, 1st class, Inf., Co. L, 30th Div., 118th Reg.; son of C. B. and Rosa Bunton, of Cabarrus County. Entered service April 17, 1917, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., June 17, 1919.
41st Div., 162nd Inf. Born in Cabarrus County. Entered the service Aug. 27, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Was sent to Camp Gordon, Ga. Sailed for France Oct. 26, 1918. Went to St. Aignon. Sailed for USA July 7, 1919. Arrived July 13th. Mustered out at Camp Mills July 22, 1919.