1st Class Private, Hdqrs. Motor Section Co., 4th Reg., Artillery Park; of Wilson County; son of J. C. and Mrs. M. A. Beland. Entered service May 16, 1918, at Wilson. Sent to A. & E. College, Raleigh, N.C. Transferred to Camp Jackson, then to Camp Wadsworth, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Sept. 5, 1918. Fought in all engagements with 4th Artillery Park. Was in Army of Occupation from Nov. 17, 1918, to May 22, 1919. Returned to USA June 28, 1919.
2nd class Musician, Hdqrs. Co., Inf., of 81st Div., 324th Reg.; of Wilson County; son of W. P. and Mrs. Charlotte E. Bullock. Entered service Nov. 2, 1917, at Wilson. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 8, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, June 25, 1919.
Private 1st Class, 6th Inf., Supply Co., 5th Div.; of Wilson County; son of W. B. and Mrs. Hattie B. Young. Entered service Nov. 2, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Forrest, Ga. Sailed for Brest April 23, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel Sept. 10, 1918; Vosges Mtns., St. Die Front, Argonne Forest, Oct. 11th. Arrived in USA March 4, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 15, 1919.
1st Class Private, 116th Inf., 27th Div., Co. K. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Pittman. Entered the service Aug. 8, 1918, at Wilson, N.C. Was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., and from there to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Sept. 15, 1918. Returned to USA March 6, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 19, 1919.
1st class Private, Co. 306, Mobile Veterinary Co., 81st Div.; of Wilson County; son of E. T. and Mrs. Jennie Braswell. Entered service March 30, 1917, at Wilson. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France June 30, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. His duty was to take horses to battle front, and remove the wounded horses. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 25, 1919.
1st Lt. Inf., D Co., 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wilson County. Born Feb. 3, 1896. Son of C. H. and Mrs. Lula Batts Bissett. Husband of Mrs. Christine Thomas Bissett. Entered service June 20, 1916. Continuous service from Mexican border duty until death in Belgium. Killed at battle Ypres Sector, July 17, 1918. Buried at Nine Elms, Belgium.
1st Lt., Co. A, 28th Infantry, 1st Div. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Anderson. Entered the service May 15, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., May 15, 1917. Sailed for France Oct. 8, 1917. Promoted to rank of First Lieutenant August 15, 1917. Fought at Cantigny. Was in America’s first attack. Killed at Cantigny May 29, 1918, buried in Grave 153, U S. Military Cemetery, Bonviller Oise, France. Received distinguished service cross. He was graduated from Trinity College in 1914. His three brothers were also in the service.
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 Wilson County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Cox Cemetery Eli P. Haynes Cemetery Haynes-Barnes Cemetery Hackney High Cemetery Polly Smith Cemetery Varnell-Baker Cemetery
Sergt. 1st class, Utility Co., Construction Div.; of Wilson County; ;son of Jesse and Mrs. Bettie Barnes. Husband of Mrs. Cora Lee Barnes. Entered service Sept. 19, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, April 24, 1919.
Corpl., Amb. Tr., Co. B, 6th Div.; of Wilson County; son of J. T. and Mrs. J. T. Braswell. Husband of Mrs. Sadie McCauley Braswell. Entered service May 10, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Ft. Scrivens, Ga. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., then to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France June 13, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.
Seaman (Navy); of Wilson County; son of C. and Mrs. S. E. Woodard. Entered service June 7, 1918, at Wilmington, N.C. Sent to Charleston, S. C., then on board U. S. S. Machias. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Dec. 11, 1918.
Corpl., 31st Balloon Co., Aero Service. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Cheatham. Entered the service Jan. 8, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there to Camp McArthur, Texas. Transferred to Camp Sill, Okla. From there he was transferred to Camp Knox, Ky. Promoted from Private to Corporal Aug. 25, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Knox, Ky., March 29, 1919.
Private, Q. M. C., Co. 332; of Wilson County; son of S. D. and Mrs. Mattie Massey. Entered service May 22, 1918, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to A. D. Detachment, Raleigh, N.C., May 22, 1918. Transferred to Camp Joseph E. Johnson, Fla. Sailed for Cherbourg, France, Nov. 8, 1918. Arrived in USA July 5, 1919, Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 30, 1919.
1st Sergt., Co. K, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wilson County; son of M. Frank and Mrs. Nannie Webb. Husband of Mrs. G. L. Webb. Entered service May 4, 1915, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, Morehead. Transferred to Camp Greene, then to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Served on Mexican border seven months. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 7, 1919.
Sergt., 119th Inf., Co. K, 30th Div. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Swinson. Entered the service at Wilson, N.C., Sept. 9, 1916. Was sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., and from there to Camp Stewart, Texas. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, three months; Hindenburg Drive from Sept. 29 to Oct. 19, 1918; Wassigny, St. Souplet. Received shrapnel wound Oct. 17, 1918, at St. Souplet, France. Sent to relief station. Arrived in the USA April 2, 1919; landed at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out … Read more
Sergt., Motor T. C., Sup. Tr., Co. E, 8th Div. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shackelford. Entered the service Nov. 30, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Johnston, Fla., Dec. 25, 1917. Promoted to rank of Sergt. December, 1918. Drove cars from factory to different seaports. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Feb. 7, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, Co. I, 3rd Batln.; of Wilson County; son of J. J. and Mrs. H. C. Privette; husband of Mrs. Helen Mason Privette. Entered the service Sept. 5, 1918, at Washington, D. C. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., December, 1918.
Ensign U. S. N. R. F. Born in Wilson County; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Rawlings; husband of Mrs Margaret Rawlings. Entered service Jan. 8, 1918, at Wilson, N.C. Was on Sub Chaser No. 109. Transferred to Section Base at Wilmington, N.C., Oct. 10, 1918. Commissioned to Ensign Oct. 3, 1918. On convoy duty while seaman. One trip on “City of Savannah” to Porto Rico. Mustered out Jan. 5, 1919.
Private, U. S. Marine Corps, 19th Co., 2nd Div., 6th Reg. Son of W. H. and Nellie Batting of Wilson County. Entered service June 18, 1917, at Norfolk, Va. Sent to Quantico, Va., June, 1917. Sailed for France, Brest, December, 1917. Fought at Chateau Thierry, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Verdun and Belleau Woods, where he was wounded June 15, 1918. Shrapnel wound, second wound machine gun bullet. Gassed slightly. Sent to Base Hospital No. 15 and to Base No. 30. Decorations, Croix de Guerre, Franzer Green Cord, French. Second wound at St. Mihiel. Was in Army of Occupation ot Coblenz, Germany, … Read more
Q. M. Cook, Hdqrs. Co. Born in Wilson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Strickland. Husband of Mrs. Ethel Strickland. Entered the service at Rocky Mount, N.C., Aug. 28, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., Dec. 19, 1918.