M. G. Cook, born in Bertie County to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cobb, enlisted in the military on June 22, 1918, at Windsor, North Carolina. He was assigned to Camp Hancock, Georgia, where he was promoted to Cook on June 25 and later to Mess Sergeant in August. Cook was discharged from service at Camp Hancock on December 27, 1918.
Corpl. M. G. Cloniger served in Company A, 40th Division, 144th Regiment during World War I. The son of R. A. and Margaret Cloniger, he entered service on July 5, 1918, in Dallas, N.C. After training at several camps, he sailed for France on September 11, 1918, and fought in the battle of Verdun. Previously, he had served on the Mexican border from October 1916 to March 1917. Cloniger returned to the U.S. on April 11, 1919, and was mustered out on April 22, 1919.