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Participants in the Great World War with Martin County, North
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ALLEN, HENRY W.,
1st Class Private, Headquarters, 322nd Infantry, 81st Div. Born in
Martin County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Allen. Entered service
at Williamston, N. C., Sept. 20, 1917. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S.
C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Upton,
N. Y. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., and later La Havre, Aug. 11, 1918.
Fought at St. Die, Verdun Sector. Returned to U. S. A. June 18,
1919. Landed at Newport News, Va. Was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va.,
June 25, 1919. |
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ALLEN, THOS. R.,
1st Class Private, C. A. C., Headquarters Co., 60th C. A. C. Born in
Martin County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Allen. Entered the
service at Richmond, Va., July 30, 1917. Was sent to Fortress
Monroe, Va., and from there to Stuart, Va. Landed at Brest, France,
April 23, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel offensive, Sept. 12 to 16,
1918; Meuse-Argonne, Sept. 26th-Nov. 11, 1918; 1st Phase, Sept. 26
to Oct. 4, 1918; 2nd Phase, Oct. 4 to Oct. 22, 1918; 3rd Phase, Oct.
23 to Nov. 11, 1918. Returned to U. S. A. Feb. 4, 1919. Landed at
New York, N. Y. Mustered out at Ft. Washington, Md., Feb. 17, 1919.
Home address, Jamesville, N. C. |
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AMBROSE, SAMUEL
JESSE, 1st Class Private, Infantry, Co. M, 30th Div., 120th
Reg.; of Martin County; son of W. T. and Mrs. Eliza S. Ambrose.
Entered service Sept. 21, 1917, at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp
Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp
Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France June 5, 1918. Fought at Kemmill
Hill. Wounded by shrapnel at the battle of Kemmill Hill, Oct. 2,
1918. Sent to Boulogne General Hospital No. 13. Mustered out at Camp
Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919. |
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| BIGGS, R. S.,
Private 1st class, Sanitary Train, No. 104 Ambulance Co., 29th Div.;
of Martin County; son of S. R. and Mrs. Sallie Biggs. Entered
Service July 7, 1917, at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Norfolk, Va.
Transferred to Camp McClellan. Sailed for France July 12, 1918.
Fought at Verdun Sector, Alsace-Lorraine and St. Mihiel. Mustered
out at Camp Meade, Md., June 2, 1919. |
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| BROWNING, ROBERT
JOHN, Private, 1st class, Machine Gun Btn., Co. C, 30th Div.,
115th Reg.; of Martin County; son of L. R. and Mrs. Matilda F.
Browning. Entered service Sept. 19, 1917, at Williamson, N. C. Sent
to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp
Mills, N. J. Sailed for France. Fought at Cambrai, Meuse-Argonne.
Sent to General Hospital No. 72. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S.
C., April 3, 1919. |
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| MELSON, WILLIAM
JESSE, Corp. Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 19th Reg. Born in Martin
County, Sept. 21, 1895; son of W. R. and Mrs. Fannie Melson. Entered
service May 29, 1917, at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S.
C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. J. Sailed for France. Promoted to
rank of Corpl. Oct. 30, 1917. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Gassed at
Meuse-Argonne, Sept. 29, 1918. Sent to Hospital Fronville, No. 73.
Mustered out at Columbia, S. C., April 9, 1919. |
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| EVERETT, CECIL L.,
Private, Marines, 79th Co., 2nd Div., 6th Reg.; of Martin County;
son of A. S. and Mrs. Hattie Ross Everett. Husband of Mrs. Louise
Bowers Everett. Entered service Feb. 13, 1918, at Baltimore, Md.
Sent to Paris Island. Transferred to Quantico, then to League
Island. Sailed for France April, 1918. Fought at Belleau Woods,
Chateau-Thierry. Wounded by shrapnel at the Battle of Belleau Woods
June 14th. Sent to Field Hospital No. 23, at Chaumont. Mustered out
at Norfolk, Va., Dec. 12, 1919. |
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| GRIMES, JOSEPH WALDO,
Sergt., Trench Artly., Batry. A, 2nd Trench Motor Btn.; of Martin
County; son of W. F. and Mrs. Nora Waldo Grimes. Entered service
July 23, 1917, at Richmond, Va. Sent to Fredericksburg, Va.
Transferred to Cape Henry Va., to Camp Mills, N. Y., then Boston,
Mass. Sailed for France June 5, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. Aug., 1917,
Serpt. Sept., 1917. Fought at Chalon, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne.
Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 2, 1919. |
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| HARRISON, SIMON
PETER, Private, Artly., Batry. D, 115th Regt., 30th Div.; from
Martin County, N. C.; son of Mary A. Harrison. Entered the service
at Willimaston, N. C., April 26, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S.
C., and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and then to Camp
Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, and
all battles up to Oct. 11, 1918. Gassed at Argonne Forest and sent
to Base Hospital No. 48. Mustered out of the service at Ft.
Oglehtorpe, Ga. |
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| HASSELL, JOHN WALTON,
2nd Lt., M. G. Co., 59th Inf., 4th Div. Born in Martin County, N.
C., Nov. 1, 1886; the son of Cushing Biggs and Ella Walton Hassell.
Entered the service at Williamston, N. C., Aug. 27, 1917, and sent
to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Greene, N. C., and then
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 29, 1918. Promoted to 2nd
Lt. Nov. 27, 1917. Fought at the second battle of the Marne and
wounded at the Battle of Marne July 18, 1918, by shrapnel and died
of wounds July 18, 1918, at Chevilon, France, and buried at Aisne
Cemetery. |
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| JOHNSON, ARTHUR R.,
Corpl., Q. M. C., Co. A, 105th Supply Train, 30th Div. Born in
Martin County, N. C., Jan. 27, 1894; son of W. L. and Virginia
Johnson. Husband of Lurline Ross Johnson. Entered the service at
Robersonville, N. C., July 25, 1917. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and
transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France, June 12, 1918.
Promoted to Corpl. April, 1918. Mustered out of the service at Camp
Jackson, S. C., April 14, 1919. |
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| MIZELL, JOHN D.,
Private, Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Martin County; born
Feb. 28, 1898; son of James H. and Mrs. Maude H. Mizell. Entered
service July 25, 1917, at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Jackson,
S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed
for France. Wounded by shrapnel Sept. 29, 1918, at the Battle of
Belleau Wood. Sent to British Hospital and died there Sept. 30th.
Buried in Belleau Wood Cemetery. |
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| MOBLEY, CHARLES
ROBERT, Sergt., Inf., Co. F, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Martin
County; son of W. B. and Mrs. Mary J. Mobley. Entered service May
28, 1917, at Goldsboro, N. C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for Calais, France. Promoted to rank of
Corpl. at Camp Sevier; to Sergt. at Camp Sevier. Was in all battles
in which his company was engaged. Decorations, D. S. C., Croix de
Guerre, British Military Medal. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C.,
April 9, 1919. |
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| PARISHER, CHARLIE,
Private 1st Class, Ordnance Dept., Co. A, 81st Div., 63rd Regt.; of
Martin County; son of Sam and Mrs. Mary Parisher. Entered service
April, 1918, at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C.
Promoted to 1st Class Private August, 1918. Mustered out at Curtis
Bay, Md., March, 1919. |
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| PHILPOT, JOHN ALFRED,
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. |
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| PRICE, WM. E.,
Private, Engineers, Co. F, 30th Div., 105th Regt.; of Martin County;
son of R. S. and Mrs. Miza Price. Entered service April 25, 1918, at
Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier,
S. C., then to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France May 27, 1918.
Fought at Ypres, Bellicourt, Voormizelle, Brancourt, Premont,
Montbrehain, Busigny, La Selle River, Vaux Andigny, Mazinghein.
Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., May 24, 1919. |
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| PURVIS, WHIT C.,
Sergt., Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Martin County; son
of J. H. and Mrs. Annie M. Purvis. Entered service May 29, 1917, at
Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp Merritt, N.
J. Sailed for France. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Aug. 1, 1917; Sergt.
June, 1918. Fought at St. Quentin, Meuse-Argonne. Wounded by
shrapnel Sept. 29, 1918, at St. Quentin. Sent to British Hospital
Base No. 73. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 17, 1919. |
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| ROBERSON, LELAND D.,
Private, Inf., Co. D, 80th Div., 320th Regt.; of Martin County; son
of David F. and Mrs. Julia Roberson. Entered service June 28, 1918,
at Robersonville. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Hill,
Va. Sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne.
Wounded by shrapnel at the Argonne Front Nov. 1, 1918. Mustered out
at Camp Lee, Va., July 24, 1919. |
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| STALLINGS, D. B.,
Fireman (Navy); of Martin County; son of David and Mrs. Elizabeth
Stallings. Entered service April, 1916, at Williamston, N. C. Sent
to St. Helena, Va. On U. S. S. Utah three years. Enlisted in Army at
Portsmouth, Va., Camp Lee. Served in Army three months. Discharged
at Camp Lee, Dec. 22, 1918. |
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| WATTS, MAURICE D.,
2nd Lt., F. A. Born in Martin County Aug. 29, 1894; the son of J. W.
and Ophelia Watts. Husband of Ethel Dent Watts. Entered service July
14, 1918, at Richmond, Va. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky., Sept. 11, 1918.
Mustered out at Camp Taylor, Ky., Dec. 17, 1918. |
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| WOOLARD, JODIE D.,
Sergt., Artly., Hdqrs Co., 81st Div., 316th Regt.; of Martin County;
son of R. D. and Mrs. Emma Woolard. Entered service Sept. 5, 1917,
at Williamston, N. C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp
Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 20, 1918. Promoted to rank of
Sergt. Oct. 2, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919. |
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Source: Tar-Heel War Record (In The Great World War); Compiled
by J. R. Graham: World War Publishing Company,
Charlotte, N. C. The Dooley Printing Co., Charlotte, N. C. , 1921
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