Private 1st class, Ammunition Train, Co. B, 81st Div., 306 Ammunition Train; of Catawba County; son of W. P. and Mrs. Hattie Bennick. Husband of Bertha Bennick. Entered service May 9, 1918, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., May 11. Sailed for France Aug. 8, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne offensive, Verdun Front. Has 2 Gold Stars. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, June 26, 1919.