Cook Co. F, 81st Div. 324th Reg. Inf.; of Sampson County; son of Mr. T. W. and Mrs. Ida Balkcum. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Clinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., Dec. 15, 1918.