Poston

Samuel M. Poston

1st Class Private, Co. F, 30th Div., 119th Inf. Regt.; of Cleveland County; son of P. B. and Mrs. Eugenia Poston. Husband of Isabel Poston. Entered service Sept. 8, 1917, at Shelby, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Was in all engagements with his regiment. Wounded at Ypres and Hindenburg Line by shell and gas. Sent to Hospital, 1st Canadian Genl. Returned to USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 8, 1919.

Ira G. Poston

Mech., Inf. Replacement, Co. No. 9. Born Oct. 1, 1896; son of D. M. and Julia A. Poston, of Davidson County. Entered service April, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Eagle Pass, Texas. Transferred to Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 1, 1918. Served on the Mexican border and died at Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 11, 1918. Buried at Lexington, N.C., Ebenezer Church.

Joseph R. Poston

Seaman, U. S. Navy. Son of W. J. and Mrs. Hoke Poston, of Iredell County. Entered service Sept. 3, 1918, at Statesville, N.C., and ordered to Newport News. Mustered out from there on Feb. 18, 1919.