Private, Med. Corps, Field Hospital Div. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Ritter. Entered service July 6, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., then to St. Standish, Mass. Transferred to Commonwealth Pier, Mass. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 22, 1919.
Private, Heavy Artillery, Btry. A, 4th Div., 13th Regt. Born in Moore County March 3, 1895; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Horner. Entered the service May 28, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., May 28, 1918. Sailed for France Sept. 28, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 5, 1919.
Private, Engineers, Co. E, 306th Reg., 81st Div. Born in Moore County, N.C., Dec. 7, 1895; son of A. R. and Mary C. Monroe. Entered the service at Carthage, N.C., May 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 1, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Received decorations as marksman. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 20, 1919.
Private, Baker and Cook School. Born in Moore County, Nov. 4, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McKinnon. Entered the service July 22, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Transferred to Camp Lee, Va., June 6, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 10, 1919.
Sergt., Inf., Regimental Sup. Co. Born in Moore County, N.C., June 20, 1892. Son of Isaac and Julia L. Cleaver. Entered the service at Southern Pines, N.C., July 12, 1916, and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Ft. Bliss, Texas, and then to Camp Royster, N.C., and then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Promoted to Sergt. Nov. 1, 1916. On Mexican border Oct. 11, 1916, to March 21, 1917. Fought at Ypres July 27, to Aug. 2, Ypres Aug. 21st to 26th, Voormizelle Aug. 31st to Sept. 2nd. Bellicourt Sept. 27th to Oct. … Read more
Private, Inf., Co. D, 321st Regt., 81st Div. Born in Moore County, N.C., March 19, 1891; son of J. P. and Sarah Anne Morgan. Entered the service at Tarboro, N.C., April 25, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., July 3, 1919.
2nd Lt. Air Service, Pilot 278th Aero Squad. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Graves. Entered the service Aug. 15, 1917, at Atlanta, Ga. Was sent to Georgia Tech and from there to Park Field, Tenn., and from there to Dick, Texas. Transferred to Ft. Sill, Okla., and from there to Taliaferro Field, Ft. Worth, Texas. Sailed for France Sept. 15, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. April 1, 1918. Overseas 13 months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Oct. 15, 1919.
Sergt., Marines, 47th Co., 5th Regt., 2nd Division. Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allison. Entered the service April, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Paris Island, S. C., April 18, 1918. Sailed for France June 22, 1918. Fought at Chateau Thierry, Belleau Woods, Soissons. Killed at Belleau Woods June 25, 1918, and buried there. Received French Croix de Guerre and American citation. One of the first killed from Moore County; first man enlisted from Trinity College.
Private, Inf., Hdqrs. Co., 81st Div., 321st Inf. Born in Moore County, Feb. 22, 1887; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Monroe. Entered the service May 28, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Savier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France, Aug. 5, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 25, 1919.
Private, Inf. 54th Co. Born in Moore County, July 29, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Monroe. Entered the service July 22, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., July 22, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 18, 1918.
Ambulance Driver, Med. Service, 317th Co., 80th Div., 305th San Tr.; of Moore County; son of D. A. and Mrs. Ida McDonald. Entered service June 10, 1917, at Sanford, N.C. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for Bordeaux, France, May 31, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 15, 1919.
Sergt., 1st Class, Med. Dept.; of Moore County; son of T. A. and Barbara Alice Jones. Entered service Sept. 13, 1916, at Addor, N.C. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas. Transferred from there to Ft. McIntosh, Texas. Promoted to Sergt. Feb. 7, 1917. On July 1, 1919, to Sergt., 1st Class. Ft. Scrivens, Ga., to Ft. Ontario, N. Y., to Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., was with American Expeditionary Forces in Mexico one month. With the 14th U. S. Cavalry. Mustered out at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1920.
1st Class Sergt., Med. Corps, 20th Div. Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McCaskill. Entered the service March 30, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Promoted from Private to Sergt. Aug. 1, 1918, and from Sergt. to 1st Class Sergt. Dec. 15, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., Feb. 27, 1919.
Wagoner, Medical Corps, 320th Amb. Co., 80th Div., 305th San. Tr. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ritter. Entered the service March 21, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Promoted from Private to 1st Class Wagoner. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel-Artois. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.
1st Class Private, 166th Inf., 42nd Div., Co. B. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Thomas. Entered the service June 24, 1918, at Fort Smith, Ark. Was sent to Camp Pike, Ark., from there to Camp Marritt, N. J. Overseas to France Aug. 24, 1918. Fought at Argonne-Meuse, St. Mihiel. Returned to USA April 25, 1919. Landed at New York. Mustered out at Camp Pike, Ark., May 15, 1919.
Apprentice Seaman, 1st Co., 7th Reg., Blue Jacket Guards. Born in Moore County, N.C., July 27, 1900; son of J. E. and Dora Patterson. Entered the service at Raleigh, N.C., June 17, 1918, and sent to Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. Account of measles, influenza and rheumatism, was sent to hospital, and out of 14 months in the Navy, 12 months were spent in the hospital. Was in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at Washington, D. C. Discharged at Washington, D. C., 38% disability, Aug. 12, 1919.
HON. BENJAMIN F. WILLIAMSON. A man’s life-work is the measure of his success, and he is truly the most successful man who, turning his powers into the channel of an honorable purpose, accomplishes the object of his endeavor. In the study of every man’s life we find some main-spring of action, something that he lives for, and in Benjamin F. Williamson it seems to have been an ambition to make the best use of his native and acquired powers and develop in himself a true manhood. He was born in Moore County, N. C., near Carthage, in 1856, to William … Read more
1st Cl. Private Inf., Co. K, 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brown. Entered the service July 25, 1917, at Asheboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 24, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Ypres Front. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 14, 1919.
Private, Heavy Artly., 42nd Co., 32nd Regt., 42nd Div. Born in Moore County, N.C., Jan. 12, 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McKenzie. Entered the service at Carthage, N.C., June 22, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for France Sept. 3, 1918. Mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., May 28, 1919.
Private, Field Hospital Service, 91st Div., 362nd Sanitary Train. Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jeffers. Entered the service April 25, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Greenleaf, Ga. Transferred to Allen Town, Pa. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., Aug. 13, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 2, 1919.