Soon after World War 1 localities across the country wished to honor the men and women who had served the Nation from their locality. St. Charles County, Missouri, is one of these counties. This manuscript isn’t limited to just the men who fought overseas, it also includes the women who had participated via Red Cross and the men who had actively served in the various campaigns backing the War here at home.
Charles M. Jarrett, a Master Engineer in the Junior Grade Army Transport Service, was born in Haywood County to I. L. Jarrett and his wife. He enlisted on September 5, 1918, in Canton, North Carolina, and underwent training at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, before being transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. He sailed to France on October 28, 1918, and returned to the United States on September 19, 1919, where he was mustered out at Camp Dix on September 29, 1919.
Dr. G. B. Jarrett, born in 1846 in Pittsburg, Pa., began his medical career after graduating from Jefferson Medical College in 1870. He practiced in St. Louis for a year before spending seven years in California. In 1882, he settled in Dodge City, Kan. Jarrett married Almina C. Kimball in 1877, and they have one daughter, Grace. Known for his practical approach, he garnered respect in the community, encouraging residents to seek his medical services.