Enlisted Aug. 13, 1917, at Charleston, S. C. Was sent to Newport, R. I., and from there to Wakefield, Mass (Rifle Range Training). Sent back to Newport, R. I., and was coxswain of 40-foot steamer. He was then sent to Hampton Roads, Va., and went on the “Martha Washington” three trips across. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., June, 1919.