Sergt., A. S. M. T. C., Co. D; of Halifax County; son of F. J. and M. E. Bound. Husband of Mrs. Marjorie H. Bound. Entered service Aug. 8, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth. Transferred to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Sept. 21, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest. Returned to USA March 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Gordon, Ga., April 11, 1919.
Private, Bty. B, 81st Div., 318th Reg., F. A.; of Halifax County; son of R. W. and H. F. Carter. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France, Aug. 8, 1918. Returned June 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, F. Artly., Btry. D, 81st Div., 318th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of W. H. and Mrs. Virginia Holdford. Entered service March 28, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918. Arrived in USA June 11, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 22, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, In., Co. A, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of F. and Sarah Goers. Husband of Mrs. Catherine Smith Goers. Entered service June 21, 1916, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought in all the 119th engagements. Served on the border for 15 days. Was stationed at Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas, five months and 23 days. Transferred from Goldsboro to New Bern, N.C., to bridge duties. Returned to USA April 2, 1919, Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp … Read more
1st Class Private, Co. E, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Halifax County; son of J. T. and Olive Chance. Husband of Meddie Chance. Entered service Sept. 20, 1917, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought in France and Belgium. Wounded in battle at Ypres, Belgium, July 30, 1918, M. G. fire in arm, and sent to British Hospital No. 13. Returned to USA April 2nd. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 7, 1919.
Private, Ambulance Corps, Co. 317, 80th Div., 305 Regt., San. Tr.; of Halifax County; son of James G. and Mrs. Ludia Bell Moore. Entered service Sept. 17, 1917, at Scotland Neck. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Argonne Forest, St. Mihiel. Volunteered for service. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.
Private, 1st Class Artly, Btry. F, 73rd Reg.; of Halifax County; son of W. S. and Marion Batton. Entered service May 7, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Adams, R. I. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Oct. 13, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Jan. 9, 1919.
Sergt., Ordnance Dept., Hdqrs. Co. Born in Halifax County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Shearon. Entered the service April 25, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Hancock, Ga. Transferred to Curtis Bay, Ord. Dept., Baltimore. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Aug. 1, 1918, and to rank of Sergt. Sept. 1, 1918. Mustered out at Curtis Bay March 23, 1919.
Seaman 2nd Class (Navy), Reserve Force. Born in Halifax County; son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Clark. Entered the service June 5, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Hampton Roads. Transferred to U. S. S. Utah and then transferred to U. S. S. North Dakota, then to U. S. S. South Carolina. Sailed for France June 24, 1919. Transporting troops home. Mustered out at Hampton Roads, Va., Aug. 13, 1919.
Private 1st Class, Inf., Co. C, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of T. F. and Mrs. Laura Hale. Husband of Mrs. Lizzie Hale. Entered service July 19, 1917, at Henderson, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 18, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Martin River, Oct. 18, 1918. Zellebeke Lake, Hindenburg Line defensive, Bellicourt. Arrived in USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.
Private, 1st Class Artly, Btry. F, 73rd Reg.; of Halifax County; son of W. S. and Marion Batton. Entered service May 7, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Adams, R. I. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Oct. 13, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Jan. 9, 1919.
Engineman, 2nd Class, U. S. N., R. F.; of Halifax County; son of W. G. and Mrs. Jiddia Cummings. Entered service June 28, 1918, at Rosemary, N.C. Sent to Cherrystone Island. Transferred to Norfolk, Va. Promoted to rank of Enginman, 2nd Class, July 28, 1918. On U. S. S. West Coast, March 7, 1918, until July 12, 1918, at Naval Station New Orleans 26 days. Made one trip across. Mustered out at Hampton Roads, Aug. 5, 1919.
Sergt., 23rd M. G. Btn., 8th Div., Co. A. Born in Halifax County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Joyner. Entered the service at Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 29, 1912. Was sent to Presidio, Cal., and from there to Dodge, Iowa. Promoted to rank of Sergt. June 5, 1917. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Feb. 3, 1919. Served on the Mexican border two years. Was instructor during entire period of war.
Private 1st Class, Artly., Bat. F, 81st Div., 318th F. A. Born in Halifax County; son of Nelson and Mrs. Edith Bell Rice. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson May 27, 1918. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y., July 23, 1918. Sailed for France. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.
Private, Amtn. Tr., Hdqrs. Co., 81st Div.; of Halifax County; son of B. F. and Mrs. Virginia Evans Sledge. Entered service April 26, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 8, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Mitchell Field June 13, 1919.
Corpl., Amb. Co., 80th Div., 317th Regt., Inf.; of Halifax County; son of Lee and Mary Johnson. Husband of Mrs. Londa Johnson. Entered service June, 1917, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA March, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 17, 1919.
Private, Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of A. J. and Mrs. A. J. Thomason. Husband of Mrs. Dora (Clay) Thomason. Entered service July 10, 1916, at Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, Sept. 29, 1916. Sailed for Liverpool and Calais May 29, 1918. Fought at Bellicourt and in all engagements with his company. On Mexican border six and three-fourths months. Arrived in USA from St. Nazaire, April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.
1st Class Private, Inf., Co. H, 3rd Regt.; of Halifax County; son of Ben and Mrs. Sally Wood. Entered service May 17, 1918, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., then to Eagle Pass, Tex., then to Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. His brother, Leslie Wood, has been in the Army since November, 1912. Served in France with Btry. F, 6th F. A., 1st Div. Was in all the battles with his company and was gassed once, is still at this date with the Army of Occupation, is Q. M. Sergt. Mustered out at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, April … Read more
Chief Yeoman, F, N. O. T. S. Born in Halifax County Sept. 6, 1898; the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rowe. Entered the service at Norfolk, Va., from Weldon, N.C., March 15, 1918. Promoted to rank of Chief Yeoman July 30, 1919. Served in Norfolk with the N. O. T. S. during entire period of service. Hers was a most pleasant work. Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., Aug. 6, 1919.
2nd Lt., Inf., Co. E, 11th Replacement, Camp McArthur, Texas, 81st Div.; of Halifax County; son of Thad. R. and Mrs. Frances Lewis Manning. Entered service May 13, 1917, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp Pike, Ark., to Camp McArthur, Texas, to Camp Perry, Okla. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Oct. 1, 1917; Corpl. to Sergt. Nov. 1, 1917; Sergt. to 2nd Lt. June 1, 1918. Was first assigned to 81st Div. Mustered out at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, Dec. 18, 1918.