Green County NC

Jesse E. Jones

Jesse E. Jones served as a Corporal in the Engineers, Company E, 306th Regiment of the 81st Division. A native of Green County, North Carolina, he was the son of Joseph and Martha J. Jones and husband to Etta Hardison Jones. He entered military service on November 5, 1917, at Snow Hill, and underwent training at several camps before deploying to France on August 1, 1918. He participated in combat during the Vosges Mountains and Meuse-Argonne offensives, being mustered out on June 21, 1919.

Richard S. Dixon, Jr.

Private 1st Class M. G. Dixon served in Company C of the 115th Regiment, 30th Division, hailing from Green County, North Carolina. He enlisted on October 10, 1917, training at various camps before deploying to France on May 27, 1918. Dixon participated in key battles, including Ypres and Somme, and was wounded by shrapnel at Busigny on October 18, 1918. He returned to the U.S., where he was mustered out of service at Camp Jackson on April 2, 1919.

Thomas B. Christman

Arty Baty Christman, born in January 1897, was the son of T. R. and Mrs. May Christman from Green County. He entered military service on August 25, 1918, in Snow Hill, North Carolina, and was subsequently trained at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, before being transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. He sailed to France on October 28, 1918, and returned to the United States on April 21, 1919. Christman was mustered out at Camp Lee, Virginia, on May 14, 1919.

Biographical Sketch of Major W. F. Hooker

Major W.F. Hooker, born in 1835 in North Carolina, distinguished himself as a prominent citizen and political independent in Eastern Washington. His lineage includes a father who served as a captain in the War of 1812 and held legislative positions. After marrying Mary Williams and initially engaging in lumber manufacturing in Georgia, he faced setbacks due to the Civil War. Relocating to Florida and later to Cheney, Washington, in 1882, Hooker became a respected community leader, playing multiple civic roles and earning the trust of his constituents.