Corpl., Field Artillery, Hdqrs. Co., 55th Brigade, 113th Reg.; of Lenoir County; son of H. F. and Susan B. Boney. Entered service June, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Montreal. Sailed for France May 26, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. Sept. 1, 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest. Wounded by shell at the battle of Argonne, Oct. 3, 1918. Sent to Base Hosp. No. 8, Savigny. Lost left arm and left knee joint. Gunshot wound in head. Returned to USA Jan. 24, 1919. Mustered out at Walter Reed Hospital, Oct. 13, 1919.
