Private 1st Class, Anti-Aircraft, 8th Bty.; of Halifax County; son of W. T. and Mrs. Mollie Eure. Entered service April 6, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Transferred to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France May 16, 1918. Was in service on Swiss border, defense of Paris, Colomley La’Belle, France. Returned to USA June 1, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 10, 1918.