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1st Class Private, Infantry, Co. M, 30th Div., 120th Reg.; of Martin County; son of W. T. and Mrs. Eliza S. Ambrose. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917, at Williamston, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France June 5, 1918. Fought at Kemmill Hill. Wounded by shrapnel at the battle of Kemmill Hill, Oct. 2, 1918. Sent to Boulogne General Hospital No. 13. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.