Private 1st Class, Inf., Co. C, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of T. F. and Mrs. Laura Hale. Husband of Mrs. Lizzie Hale. Entered service July 19, 1917, at Henderson, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 18, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Martin River, Oct. 18, 1918. Zellebeke Lake, Hindenburg Line defensive, Bellicourt. Arrived in USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.