Private, 321st Amb. Co., 306, 81st Div., Sanitary Train; of Guilford County; son of W. L. and Mrs. Lila Broadnax. Entered service May 5, 1817, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglehtorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Jackson, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector, Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., 1919.