Private 1st Class, Inf., Co. K, 6th Div., 54th Regt. Son of W. J. and Mrs. Oretta Mercer. Husband of Bell Roberts Mercer. Entered service June 10, 1918, at Lumberton, N.C. Sent to Ft. Scriven, Ga. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., then to Camp Mills. Sailed from there to France July 20, 1918. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine Sector, Vosges Mtn., Belleau Woods, Verdun. Returned to USA June 7, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I., June 13, 1919.
