Private, Inf., Co. A, 81st Div., 322nd Reg. Born Jan. 20, 1895. Son of T. J. and Etta Byrd, of Duplin County. Entered service May 20, 1918, at Faison, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Lee, Va., June 1st, 1918. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Verdun. Returned to […]
North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Duplin County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Batts
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Corporal, Machine Gun Training Center, 50th Co., 5th Group. Born in Duplin County, Nov. 15, 1892; son of W. F. and Jasephine Price. Entered the service at Warsaw, N.C., July 21, 1918, and sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Promoted Corporal Aug. 15, 1918. Instructor in Machine Gun Training Center at Camp Hancock, Ga., for four
Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: Lizzie Baker Location: 424 Smith Street, Raleigh, North Carolina I was born de las’ year o’ de surrender an’course I don’t remember seein’ any Yankee soldiers, but I knows a plenty my mother and father tole me. I have neuritis, an’ have been unable to work any fer a
1st Class Private, Co. C, 83rd Div., 331st Inf.; of Duplin County; son of J. T. and Mrs. K. J. Vann. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Wadsworth, then to Newport News, Va. Sailed for France Sept. 23, 1918. Returned to USA March 8, 1919. Mustered
Private, Inf., Co. H, 321st Regt., 81st Div. Born in Duplin County Feb. 15, 1897; son of Kilby and Mattie Tucker. Entered the service at Warsaw, N.C., May 26, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France July, 1918. Fought in all engagements of
Private, Machine Gun, 50th Co., 5th Div. Born July 16, 1895; son of J. H. and Mary L. Bell; of Duplin County. Husband of Mrs. May Byrd. Entered service July 21, 1918, at Faison, N.C. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Transferred to Camp Logan, Tex., Nov. 7, 1918. In 43rd Bn .of Machine Gun, at
Cook, Med. Corps, 35th Div.; of Duplin County; son of A. B. and Mrs. Comma Winders. Entered service April 2, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., then to West Baden, Ind. Promoted to Cook June, 1918. Night Ward Master in Hospital in West Baden, Ind. Mustered
Private, Ordnance Corps, Attached to 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born in Duplin County; son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rogers. Entered the service May 27, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Aug. 10, 1917. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. Oct. 11, 1917. Fought at Ypres,
