1st Lt., Co. D, 157th Div., 371st Regt., Inf.; of Guilford County; son of G. A. and Mrs. S. F. Matton. Entered service May 6, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for Brest, France, Feb. 28, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. at O. T. Camp; 1st Lt. Jan. 22, 1918. Fought at Champagne, Argonne. Returned to USA Feb. 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 8, 1919.
Cook, 105th Engineers, Co. C, 30th Div. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Sanford. Entered the service at Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 20, 1917. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and sailed for France Aug. 27, 1918. Received shell wound at St. Mihiel. Returned to USA Oct. 21, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Dix Oct. 28, 1919.
Private 1st Class, C. A. C., Btry. C, 52nd Regt.; of Guilford County; son of D. E. and Mrs. Mary Moore. Husband of Mrs. Emma Moore. Entered service Sept. 24, 1916, at Lumberton, N.C. Sent to Columbus, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Terry, N. Y., then to Ft. Adams, R. I. Sailed for France, and landed Sept. 2, 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel Salient Sept. 12th to 18th; Verdun, 26th to 27th of Sept.; Verdun, Oct. 9th to 18th. Landed in USA Jan. 3, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Ft. Monroe, Va., 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.
Private 1st Class, M. C., 316th Regt., Med. Detachment. Born in Guilford county Oct. 24, 1897; son of A. and Emma Lee Robinowitz. Entered the service at High Point, N.C., May 25, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France July, 1918. Served in hospital work throughout service. Returned to the USA August, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 12, 1919.
1st class Private, F Artillery, Btn. E, 81st Div., 317th F. Artillery; of Guilford County; son of W. B. and Mrs. Cora Brackett. Entered service May 29, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 7, 1918. Landed Aug. 20, 1918. Returned to USA June 8, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, Inf., Co. E, 30th Div., 118th Regt.; of Guilford County; son of W. D. and Mrs. A. C. Gibson. Husband of Mrs. Cora G. Gibson, Entered service May 31, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Hindenburg Line, La Selle River. Wounded at La Selle River by machine gun bullet in the battle of Oct. 11th, and slightly wounded on 26th of Sept. by shell. Sent to British Gen. Base Hospital No. 73. Other battles Malamcourt, Vangvois, … Read more