Kelly M. Davis

Private, Engineers, D Co., 6th Btn., 20th Regt.; of Pender County; son of John W. and Mrs. Alice Davis. Entered service April 1, 1918, at Wilmington, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to American University, D. C. Sailed for Brest, France, May 10, 1918. Arrived in USA from Bordeaux, France May 28, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 21, 1919.

E. G. Paddison

Sergt., Co. C, 80th Div., 318th Inf, Born in Pender County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Paddison. Entered the service Oct. 24, 1917, at Burgaw, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va., and from there to Hoboken, N. J. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Albert Front. Returned to USA June 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 4, 1919.

Herbert Joel Sherman

Q. M. (Navy); of Pender County; son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sherman. Husband of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Sherman. Entered service Sept. 4, 1913, at Atkinson, N.C. Sent to U. S. S. Antilla. Made four trips overseas. Was in the Central American Revolution, Honduras, 1913; Mexican, at Vera Cruz, 1914; Haitien, 1915; Santo Domingo, 1914; Cuban uprising, 1917. From there to the U. S. S. Antilla. Mustered out at New York Feb. 17, 1919.

John S. Adams

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Adams, of Pender Co. Entered service May 27, 1918, at Burgaw, N. C. Pvt. Artillery, Battery C, 76th Division, 302nd regiment. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Hill, Va., August, 1918. Sent over sea to France. Fought at St. Mihiel. Returned to U. S. A. April 2, 1919, from Poliac, France, on U. S. S. Santa Rosa and landed at Boston, Mass. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 11, 1919.

Edward P. Gurganus, Jr.

Sergt., 119th Inf., Co. I, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Pender County; son of Edward P. and Mrs. Sarah Gurganus. Entered service April 21, 1917, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Royster, N.C. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for Calais, France, May 28, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Nov. 2, 1917. Fought at Ypres 8-31-18, Bellicourt 9-29-18, Busigny 10-10-18, St. Souplet 10-10-18 to 10-17-18. Arrived in USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 7, 1919.

W. M. Rochelle

Sergt., F. A., Hdqrs. Co. Detch., 14th Div., 14th Regt., Amn. Tr.; of Pender County; son of Vann and Sivil Rochelle. Entered service May 27, 1918, at Burgaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Camp Custer, Mich., Aug. 10, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Aug. 1, 1918; Sergt. Oct. 10, 1918. Was Provost Sergt. for 14th Amtn. Tr. at Camp Custer, Mich., from September, 1918, to Feb. 1, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Wadsworth, S. C., Feb. 15, 1919.

John T. Wells

Sergt., Inf., Co. E, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Pender County; son of W. S. and Mrs. Lizzie B. Wells. Entered service Sept. 25, 1916, at Burgaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., transferred to Camp Stewart, Tex., then to Camp Sevier. Sailed for Calais, France, April 26, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Sept. 1, 1917; Sergt. April 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres and Bellicourt. Wounded at Bellicourt Sept. 29, 1918, by gas and shrapnel. Sent to Seventh British Base Hospital, Camiers, Fa. On border duty six months. Has D. S. C. and French Croix de Guerre. Mustered out … Read more

Pender County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Pender County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Presbyterian Church Cemetery Rochelle Cemetery