Private 1st Class, 168th Inf., Co. D, 42nd Div.; of Sampson County; son of R. D. and Mrs. Jane Faircloth. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Parkton, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France June, 1918. Fought at Lorraine Front, Argonne Forest. Arrived in USA April 18, 1919, at New York. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 6, 1919.
Lt. Col., Inf., 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Sampson County; son of James and Mrs. Elizabeth Faircloth. Husband of Mrs. Alice Wade Faircloth. Entered service June 19, 1916, at Clinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, then to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France May 29, 1918. Promoted to rank of Lt.-Col. Jan. 18, 1917. Fought at Canal Sector, in vicinity of Kemmel Hill. Was transferred to duty in Judge Advocate Gen. Dept. August, 1918. Lawyer by profession in civil life. Mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., Jan. 18, 1919.