Private, Inf., Co. E, 42nd Div., 55th Pioneer Regt. Born in Martin County Sept. 31, 1897; son of J. L. and Mrs. Martha E. Philpot. Entered service Aug. 5, 1917, at Williamston, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for Brest, France, September, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April, 1919.
Compiled military service records for 1,235 Rough Riders, including Teddy Roosevelt have been digitized. The records include individual jackets which give the name, organization, and rank of each soldier. They contain cards on which information from original records relating to the military service of the individual has been copied. Included in the main jacket are carded medical records, other documents which give personal information, and the description of the record from which the information was obtained.