Corpl., Co. C, 81st Div., 324th Regt.; of Nash County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Florence V. Pitts. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Spring Hope. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Die, Vosges Mtn. Sector. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 28, 1919.