Private, Inf., Co. D, 41st Div.; of Columbus County; son of Andrew and Renee Russ. Husband of Molsie Folk Russ. Entered service June 5, 1917, at Whitesville. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., transferred to Gettysburg, Pa., from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May, 1918. A. J. Russ, his grandfather, was in Civil War. Returned to USA February, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 12, 1919.
North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Columbus County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Barnes Cemetery Benevolence Cemetery Best Cemetery Bethel Cemetery Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery Blackmon Cemetery Blackwell Cemetery Bowen Cemetery Bright Cemetery Britt Cemetery Bullard Cemetery Bullard Cemetery Bullard Cemetery Campbell Cemetery Cartrette Cemetery Cartrette Family Cemetery Cashwell Cemetery Clarendon Cemetery Clarke Cemetery Coleman Cemetery Coleman Cemetery … Read more
1st class Private, C Co., 4th Corps, Art Park; son of H. L. and P. A. Bullard, of Columbus County. Husband of Mrs. Hattie Bullard. Entered service Aug. 5, 1918, at Chadburn, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Sept. 3, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel. Returned to USA June 28, 1919. Dec. 2, 1918, to May 28, 1919, with Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 13, 1919.
1st Class Private, Co. K, 81st Div., 322nd Regt.; of Columbus County; son of B. T. and Elizabeth Kissam. Husband of Mrs. Gladys Lewis Kissam. Entered service May 27, 1918, at Whiteville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, from there to Camp Upton. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne Drive and Vosges Mtn. Sector. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.
1st Lt., Btry. B, 30th Div., 113th F. Artly.; son of Mr. D. and Mrs. Etta Hand; of Columbus County. Husband of Mrs. Helen S. Hand. Entered service May 15, 1917, at Chadbourn, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 19, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. then Sergt., 2nd Lt. Oct., 1917, 1st Lt. March 2, 1918. Firing Instructor F. Artly. School at Camp De Souge, France Aug. 14, 1918, to Dec. 10, 1918. Returned to USA March 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 15, 1919.
Private, F. Artly., Btry. B, 47th Regt.; of Columbus County; son of John F. and Mary Dunn. Entered service June 23, 1918, at Whiteville, N.C. Sent to Camp Kearney, Cal. Mustered out at Camp Meade, Md., Feb. 2, 1919.