1st Class Private, Inf., Co .B, 30th Div., 120th Regt. Born in Wake County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Kelly. Entered service June 30, 1916, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., from there to Ft. Bliss, Tex. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Hindenburg Drive. Wounded on the Hindenburg Line Sept. 29, 1918. Was sent to Hospital No. 21. Served on border six months. Landed in USA April 12, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 17, 1919.