Chauf., Air Service Hdqrs. Co., 1st Reg.; of Beaufort County; son of F. R. and Mrs. M. L. Black. Husband of Mrs. Pauthea Petty Black. Entered service Dec. 12, 1917, at Washington, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Camp Hancock, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Jan. 8, 1918. Fought at Marne and Lorraine. Returned to USA July 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 20, 1919.
Transcription of Mitchell Valley Cemetery in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
Will R. Black is a native Kansan, grew up and received his education in this state, and is now one of the capable oil inspectors under the state government, with headquarters and home at Coffeyville. He traces his ancestry back to a family of Scotch origin, and one that was planted in Virginia during colonial days. His grandfather Andy Black, was born in Pulaski County, Virginia, in 1814, was reared and married in that state, and in 1838 went to Western Indiana, where he followed farming and stock raising until his death. He died at Greencastle, Indiana, in 1872. He … Read more