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1st Class Private, S. S. U.; of Wayne County; son of I. L. and Mrs. M. K. Yelverton. Entered service May 23, 1917, at Washington, D. C. Sent to Allentown, Pa., June 8, 1917. Sailed for France Dec. 25, 1917. Fought at Chateau Thierry, Lys offensive, Escrow. Attached to French Army; was transporting wounded from battle field to first aid dressing station. Returned to USA April 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Dix April 25, 1919.
Sergt., Med. Corps, 46th U. S. Inf.; of Caldwell County; son of Y. D. and L. C. Moore. Entered service June 21, 1917, at Lenoir. Sent to Ft. Thomas Ky., then to Camp Gordon, Ga., from there to Ben Harrison, Ind., Sheridan, Ala. Transferred to Camp Taylor, Ky., and entered F. A. Central Officers’ Training School. Mustered out at Camp Taylor Nov. 30, 1918.
Private, 1st Class, Inf., Co. K, 1st Div., 16th Inf.; of Pitt County; son of Enoch H. and Mrs. Mary A. Forbes. Entered service April 18, 1917, at Greenville, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Ft. Bliss. Sailed for France June 14, 1917. Fought at Toul Sector and Somme. Gassed at Somme front June 8, 1918. Sent to Field Hospital No. 13. French Gas. Amb. 186. American Naval Base No. 1. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Sept 26, 1919.
Seaman, 2nd Class, Navy; of Nash County; son of W. D. and Mrs. J. R. Davis. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Raleigh from Rocky Mt. Sent to Camp Hampton Roads, then to U. S. S. “Arkansas.” Sent to Orkney Island, then Firth of Forth, Scotland, then Portland, Eng., then went to sea. Met President’s ship and sailed for Brest. Mustered out at Hampton Roads, Jan. 23, 1919.
Corpl. Co. 14th, 4th Motor Reg.; of Wilson County; son of J. C. and Mrs. M. A. Beland. Entered service May 4, 1916, at Wilson. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Charlotte, N.C. Sailed for France July 15, 1918. Served on Mexican border and Weldon, N.C. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 21, 1919.
Private, Inf., M. G., Co. G, 30th Div., 19th Regt. Born in Surry County Jan. 6, 1894; son of Joseph A. Snow and Elizabeth Cora Key Snow. Entered service April, 1917, at Mount Airy, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for Calais, France, May, 1917. Killed Oct. 11, 1918.
Entered Army at Concord April 15, 1918, Co. F, 119th Inf. Reported to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 5th. Was in Ypres defense July 16th until Sept. 4th; Hindenburg Line on Sept. 26th; started on big drive Sept. 29th. Wounded Oct. 1st in right shoulder by shell; taken to 72nd British General Hospital; returned to company Nov. 13th at Beaumont, France. Landed at Charleston, S. C., April 4th; discharged April 10, 1919, at Camp Jackson.
Private., Inf., Co. E, 119th Regt. Inf., 30th Div.; of Stoneville, N.C.; son of G. R. and Mrs. R. A. Hooker. Entered service Sept. 1, 1917, at Concord, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Ft. Jay, N. Y., then to Des Moines, Iowa. Now at Douglas, Arizona. Mrs. Hooker has sent three sons to fight for USA, one in navy two in the army.
1st Lt., Med. Corps. Born in Wilson County; son of B. F. and Mrs. C. A. Lane. Husband of Mrs. Mattie Lane. Entered service June 10, 1917, at Wilson, N.C. Sent to Front Royal, Va., then to Baltimore, Md. Transferred to Syracuse, N. Y., to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Greene, from there to Camp Custer, Mich. Commissioned May 29, 1917, to 2nd Lt. Promoted to rank of 1st Lt. Aug. 14, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Custer, Mich., March 6, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, Light Artly.; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davis; of Guilford County, Greensboro, N.C. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, went to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Return to USA July 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I., N. Y., July 29, 1919.
Private, Light Artly.; of Guilford County; son of J. M. and Mrs. J. M. Davis. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA at Hoboken, July 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I. N. Y., July 29, 1919.
Corpl., Co. I, 81st Div., 321st Regt.; of Pasquotank County; son of J. T. and Mrs. S. J. Wynn. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Elizabeth City. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, transferred to Camp Upton. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Vosges Mtn. Sector, St. Die. Returned to USA June 20, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 28, 1919.
1st Class Private, 329th Inf., 331st Div., Co. D. Born in Rowan County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Goodman. Enlisted Jan. 15, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there to Camp Sherman, Ohio. Mustered out at Sherman, Ohio, July 5, 1919.
Army Nurse, Base Hospital No. 65. Born in Chatham County, N.C., March 8, 1896; daughter of Jno. Thomas and Cora Ferguson. Entered the service at Kinston, N.C., May 25, 1918, and sent to Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C., May 26, 1918. Sailed for France Sept. 1, 1918. Nursed at Pontanezen Barracks, Camp Hospital No. 33, Sept. 18th to Oct. 3, 1918, and was then transferred to Kerhuon Hospital, Oct. 3, 1918 to May 23, 1919. Returned to USA May 31, 1919, and was mustered out of the service at New York City, June 22, 1919.
1st Lt., Inf., Co. B, 61st Regt., 5th Div.; from Johnson County, N.C. and son of J. G. and Martin High. Entered the service at Wilson, N.C., May 24, 1917. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sailed for France July 29, 1917. Date of promotion Aug. 24, 1917. Fought at St. Die Defensive, Verdun Sector, Somdieux Defensive, and Meuse-Argonne. Wounded at Meuse-Argonne Nov. 9, 1918, slightly gassed. Returned to the USA July 30, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Gordon, Ga., Oct. 29, 1919.
Private, Artly., Batry. B, 30th Div., 113th Regt.; of Pitt County; son of J. A. and Mrs. Mary Harrington. Husband of Mrs. Julia Luicke Harrington. Entered service May, 1917, at Ayden, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Woevre, Toul Sector. Gassed at St. Maurice Nov. 9, 1918. Returned to USA March 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 28, 1919.
Private 1st Class, Hospital Corps 107. Born in Johnston County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Morgan. Husband of Mrs. Pearl Morgan. Entered service March, 1917, at Benson, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there to Sherman, Ohio. Transferred to Camp Upton and sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Returned to USA July 13, 1919, and was mustered out July, 1919, at Camp Lee, Va.
Private 1st Class, C. A. C.; of Guilford County; born June 12, 1900; son of E. N. and Mattie Stout. Entered service July 24, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Scrivens, Ga. Lost at sea by sinking of the transport “Ontranto,” Oct. 6, 1918, in collision with the steamer Kashmite off the Scottish coast, and was buried at Kilchoman, Isle of Isley, Scotland. His remains were returned to the USA Aug. 25, 1920, and interred in Green Hill Cemetery Aug. 26, 1920, in Greensboro, N.C.
1st Sergt., Air Service, 486th Squad; of Lenoir County; son of A. J. and Mrs. Fanny C. Sutton. Husband of Mrs. Carolina Brock Sutton. Entered service Oct. 14, 1917, at Kinston, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, transferred to Kelly Field, then to Morrison, Va. Sailed for France March, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl., Dec. 11, 1917; Sergt. Aug. 1, 1918; 1st Sergt. Aug. 15, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Jackson May 25, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, Med., 42nd Amb.; son of Mr. G. H. and Mrs. Elmira Hemphill; of Rutherford County. Husband of Mrs. Mattie Simmons. Entered service Dec. 8, 1917, at Gastonia, N.C. Sent to Camp Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Camp Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sailed for France May 23, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Returned to USA May 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 6, 1919.