1st Lt., M. G., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th Battalion; of Catawba County; son of W. B. and Mrs. Elizabeth Councill. Husband of Mrs. Doris Councill. Entered service July, 1916, at Lincolnton, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier Aug. 1, 1917. Promoted to rank of 1st Lt., June 10th, 1917. Served on Mexican border July, 1916, to March, 1917, with Troop A, 1st N.C. Cavalry. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., April, 1918.
2nd Lt., Cavalry, Troop A, N.C. N. G., Machine Gun Replacement; of Catawba County; son of W. B. and Elizabeth M. Councill. Entered service June 25, 1916, at Lincolnton, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas, then to Anabra, New Mexico, back to Ft. Bliss. Promoted to rank of Corpl., Jan., 1918. Went to Training Camp, Ft. Oglethorpe. Promoted to 2nd Lt. at Camp Hancock, Ga. Went to Camp Devins as Private. From Devins, to Hancock, Ga., 2nd Lt. of Machine Gun. Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 16, 1919.