Private, Inf., Co. G, 81st Div., 323rd Regt.; of Guilford County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Margaret Garrett. Entered service Feb. 22, 1918, at Jamestown, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Fought at Verdun Front, Meuse-Argonne Front, Vosges. Returned to USA June 14, 1919. Landed at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 26, 1919.