1st Class Private, Co. K, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wilson County; son of J. C. and Mrs. M. A. Beland. Entered service April 20, 1917, at Goldsboro. Sent to Camp Greene. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Ft. McPherson, Ga. Mustered out at Ft. McPherson, Dec. 16, 1918.