David Hamit Harris

1st Class Private, 120th Inf., Co. L, Div. 30th, 3rd Reg. Born May 13, 1889; son of T. F. and M. L. Harris, of Davidson County. Entered service June 5, 1917, at Thomasville, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., September, 1917. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sent to France May, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium. Killed at Ypres, Belgium, August 4, 1918. Buried at Poperinghe. Hamit D. Harris was the first Thomasville boy to make the supreme sacrifice in the cause of freedom and righteousness, and he was one among the bravest and best. He lived a … Read more

Garfield Fugene Gallion

Pvt. Inf., Co. M, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Johnston County; born June 23, 1894; son of Mrs. Grace Gallion. Entered service June 4, 1917, at Benson. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 10, 1918. Fought at Ypres. Killed by shell while in reserve behind the lines in Belgium, Aug. 6, 1918. Buried at Poperinghe, Belgium.