Water Tender, U. S. N. Born in Edgecombe County May 15, 1894; son of R. W. and Mrs. Annie Thomas. Entered the service at Rocky Mount, N.C., Jan. 8, 1916. On the U. S. S. battleship Vermont for over three years and about seven months on U. S. S. Destroyer Crowning Shield. Mustered out of the service at New Orleans, La., Jan. 8, 1920.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Dawson Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Cook, Engineers, Co. M, 19th Div,; of Edgecombe County; son of H. B. and Mrs. Clara Bulluck. Husband of Mrs. Mamie Bulluck. Entered service June 20, 1916, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for Brest, France, March, 1918. Arrived in USA March 14, 1919, New York. Served on Mexican border six months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 14, 1919.
Seaman, Navy; of Edgecombe County; son of D. and Mrs. Mary A. Gorham. Entered service Oct. 11, 1917, at Norfolk, Va. Sent to Cape Charles. Served on Sub. Chaser 121. Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., March 18, 1919.
Corpl., Trench Tank Corps; of Edgecombe County; son of R. W. and Mrs. Alice Mangum. Husband of Mrs. Lorena Mangum. Entered service Dec. 11, 1917, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. Sailed for France March 12, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. April, 1918. Fought at Rheims, France, Epinay and Verrens. Arrived in USA June 18, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., July 2, 1919.
1st Class Private, F. A., 1st Btry., Assigned to 42nd Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. O. Saied. Entered the service Aug. 26, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA May 21, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 26, 1919.
Sergt., Med. Corps, 317th Amb. Co., 80th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Tucker. Entered the service Aug. 6, 1917, at Whitakers, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va., Sept. 17, 1917. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and in all other engagements of the 80th Div. Arrived in the USA May 30, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.
Capt., Btry. E, 29th Div., 111th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of C. T., Sr., and Mrs. Nannie H. Marrow. Entered service April, 1917, at Danville, Va. Sent to Camp McClellan. Sailed for France June, 1918. Promoted to rank of 1st Lt. June 4, 1917; to Capt. February, 1919. Fought at Verdun. Returned to USA May 26, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 5, 1919.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Moore Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Whitehurst Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Sergt. 1st Class, Q. M. C.; of Edgecombe County; son of D. E. and Mrs. Rosa A. Modlin. Husband of Mrs. Luna N. Modlin. Enlisted March 27, 1918, at Tarboro. Sent to Camp Lee. Served as Sergt. 1st Class in Q. M. C. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 20, 1919.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Grimes Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Private, 1st class, Inf., Co. I, 81st Div., 321st Reg.; of Edgecombe County; son of J. L. and Margaret Braswell. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed from Philadelphia, Pa., July 31, 1918. Landed in France. Promoted to 1st class Private Sept. 19, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne and St. Die. Wounded at Meuse-Argonne Nov. 11, 1918, by shrapnel and machine gun. Sent to Base Hospital No. 114 at Bordeaux, France. Arrived in USA From St. Nazairre, France. Mustered out … Read more
Seaman, Navy. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Constantine. Entered the service at Norfolk, Va., July 26, 1917. Was sent to Navy Rifle Range, Virginia Beach. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed to France May 14, 1918. Fought at Verdun and Argonne. Returned to USA Jan. 5, 1919. Mustered out at Bay Ridge Barracks, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1919.
Sergt., Co. D, 30th Div., 115th M. G.; of Edgecombe County; son of C. T. and N. H. Marrow. Entered service May 7, 1917, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Bellicourt, Premont, Escaufort, Haie Menneressa. Returned to USA March 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 2, 1919.
Private Amb. Corps, 317th Co., 80th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Stancill. Entered the service Aug. 4, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed to France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.
C. M. 2nd class, Naval Aviation; of Edgecombe County; son of B. B. and Mrs. Susan Bryant. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 20, 1917. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed to Pauillac, France, April 2, 1918. Did duty west coast in France eleven months. Arrived in USA March 6, 1919. Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out Air Service Station, Hampton Roads, Va., Aug. 11, 1919.
Sergt., Artly., Batry. D, 9th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of Fenner and Mrs. Laney Gay. Husband of Mrs. Debora Gay. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Rocky Mt. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Mustered out at Camp Hill, Va., Feb. 1, 1919.
Sergt., Light Artly., Hdqrs. 30th Div., 113th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Emma Edwards. Entered service July 27, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Aug. 1, 1917. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France June, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. May, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel Sector, Sept. 12th, to Sept. 19th. Argonne Forest Sept. 19th to Oct. 8th, Woevre Sector. Arrived in USA March 17, 1919. Enlisted in 1st N.C. F. A., 113th F. A. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 29, 1919.
Yeoman 2nd Class (Navy); of Edgecombe County; son of W. H. and Mrs. Lula Worsley. Entered service June 15, 1918, at Norfolk, Va. Sent to Hampton Roads, Va. Served on U. S. S. Susquehanna, doing transport duty. Made four trips across. Mustered out at Newport News, Va., Feb. 19, 1919.