Private 1st Class, 3rd Amtn. Tr., Co. D, 3rd Div.; of Wilson County; son of W. E. and Mrs. Ann Nancy Winstead. Entered service May 9, 1917, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Royster, N.C., transferred to Camp Greene, N.C. Sailed for Brest April 15, 1918. Fought at Marne defensive July 14, 1918, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Marne offensive. Arrived in USA Aug. 27, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Sept. 3, 1919.