Private, Light Artly.; of Guilford County; son of J. M. and Mrs. J. M. Davis. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA at Hoboken, July 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I. N. Y., July 29, 1919.
Private 1st Cl., F. A., Batt. A, 81st Div., 316th Reg. Son of L. E. and Mrs. Mary Glenn, of Guilford County; born Dec. 5, 1895. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 17, 1918. Sent to Camp Hospital No. 12, A. P. O. Died from bronchial pneumonia Oct. 5, 1918, at Valdahorn, France. Buried at Valdahorn, France.
Sergt., 1st Corps, Artlry. Park Co. No. 2. 3rd Corps Regt.; of Guilford County; son of W. F. and Mrs. Mollie Ivey. Entered service March 7, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for Brest, France, May 30, 1918. Fought at Chatteau-Thierry, Meuse-Argonne. Landed in USA Aug. 3, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 11, 1919.
Private, Med. Corps; of Guilford County; born April 12, 1888; son of Mack and Mrs. Mary E. Lewellen. Entered service Aug. 29, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Greene, N.C. Died of influenza at Camp Greene, N.C., Oct. 15, 1918. Buried at Springfield, N.C.
Sergt., Inf., Supply Co., 13th Inf. Regt.; of Guilford County; son of J. A. and Mrs. Julia Venable. Entered service July 17, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Columbus, Ohio, transferred to El Paso, Texas, transferred to Camp Custer, Mich. Sailed for England July 20, 1918, then to Russia Sept. 4, 1918; to defense of Sector 466 Sept. 16th to 17th; offensive of Kodish Sept. 27 to Oct. 12, 1918; second offensive of Kodish Oct. 13 to 14, 1919; offensive of Avda Oct. 15th to 16th; offensive of Bolshoi Ozersky March 23, 1919. He received British Military Medal for service … Read more
Corpl., Co. E, 321st Inf., 81st Div.; son of A. L. and Jennie Areygail Croker; of Guilford County. Entered service May 28, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and to Camp Upton, N. Y. Landed at Cherobourgh, France, Aug. 14, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Returned to United States June 22, 1919, and was mustered out of service at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919.
Private 1st Class, M. G. C., 81st Div., 322nd Reg.; of Guilford County; son of T. A. and Nannie Wilson. Entered service Sept. 19, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Camp Greene, to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 14, 1918. Fought at Somme Drive Sector, Nov. 6 to 8, 1918; Meuse-Argonne offensive, Nov. 9 to 11, 1918. Returned to USA June 18, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.
Yeoman 2nd Class (Navy). Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kirkman. Entered the service June 13, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Newport, R. I. Transferred to U. S. S. Oklahoma. Was also on the U. S. S. Mercury. Made fifteen trips across. Mustered out in New York Sept. 24, 1919.
Bugler, 118th Inf., 30th Div., Co. E. Born in Guilford County; Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Proctor; husband of Mrs. Gertrude Proctor. Entered the service June 16, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Glenn and from there to El Paso, Texas. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France June 24, 1918. Fought on the Hindenburg Line, Ypres, St. Quentin. Returned to USA March 27, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 31, 1919.
1st Class Private L Service; of Guilford County; son of T. C. and Mrs. M. Barker. Entered service Sept. 1, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Mustered out at Ft. Thomas, Ky., Dec. 16, 1918.
Sergt., Hdqrs. Co., 105th Engineers, 30th Div. Son of J. V. and Nannie Stevenson, of Guilford County. Husband of Cossie Stevenson. Entered service June 25, 1917, at Thomasville, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France June 11, 1918. Was in all engagements with 105th Engineers. Wounded at battle of Busigny Nov. 9, 1918, same being shell wound. Sent to Base Hospital No. 118, at Lamarns. Returned to USA April 14, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.
1st Class Private, 118th Inf., 30th Div., Co. E. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. King. Husband of Mrs. M. C. King. Entered the service at High Point, N.C., July 9, 1915. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Was in all battles with his company until October 6th. Sent to Base Hospital No. 6, in Rouen, France. Returned to USA March 27, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 31, 1919. Was on the Mexican border eight months.
Private 1st Class, Inf., Hdqrs. Co. 89, 30th Div.; of Guilford County; son of E. N. and Mattie Stout. Entered service April 10, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., March 18, 1919.
Keyauwee Tribe: Meaning unknown. Keyauwee Connections. From the historical affiliations of Keyauwee, they are presumed to have been of the Siouan linguistic family. Keyauwee Location. About the points of meeting of the present Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph Counties. (See also South Carolina.) Keyauwee Villages. No separately named villages are known. Keyauwee History. The Keyauwee do not appear to have been noted by white men before 1701 when Lawson (1860) found them in a palisaded village about 30 miles northeast of Yadkin River near the present Highpoint, Guilford County. At that time they were preparing to join the Saponi and Tutelo … Read more
Private, Marines, 73rd M. G. Co., 6th Regt.; of Guilford County; son of I. L. and Mrs. M. M. Meredith. Husband of Mrs. Ruth Meredith. Entered service April 22, 1919, at High Point. Sent to Paris Island, S. C. Transferred to Quantico, Va., then to Portsmouth, New Haven. Mustered out at Portsmouth, N. H., March 22, 1919.
Private 1st Class, S. A. T. C. Son of H. M. and Isabelle Coble, of Guilford County. Entered service Oct. 11, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Elon College, N.C. Mustered out at Elon College Dec. 15, 1918.
Btn. Sergt. Maj., Inf., 1st Btn., 20th Div., 48th Regt.; of Guilford County; son of T. G. and Mrs. Pattie Penn. Husband of Mrs. Pattie Penn. Entered service Sept. 4, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Sept. 15, 1917; Sergt. Oct. 1, 1917; Btn. Sergt. Maj. Nov. 1, 1917. Mustered out at Camp Sevier Dec. 4, 1918.
Private, Inf., Co. G, 81st Div., 323rd Regt.; of Guilford County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Margaret Garrett. Entered service Feb. 22, 1918, at Jamestown, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Fought at Verdun Front, Meuse-Argonne Front, Vosges. Returned to USA June 14, 1919. Landed at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 26, 1919.
Seaman 2nd Class (Navy). Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kaneer. Entered the service Feb. 15, 1918, at Great Lakes. Was sent from there to Brunswick, Ga. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Feb. 15, 1919.
Lt. Col., Medical Corps; of Guilford County; son of John G. Burrus. Entered service May 25, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., then to Camp Wadsworth and transferred to Camp Beauregard. Promoted to rank of Major, April, 1917, Lt. Col. April, 1918. Mustered out at Beauregard, La., Jan. 1, 1919.