1st Class Private, Inf., Unassigned. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith. Entered the service July 31, 1918, at Syracuse, N. Y. Was transferred to Washington, D. C., Sept. 12, 1918, for clerical work, operating division, general staff, U. S. Army. Mustered out at Camp Meiggs, D. C., Dec. […]
Wagoner, 119th Amb., 30th Div., 105th Sanitary Train; of Wayne County; son of J. W. and Mrs. V. Hooks. Entered service Sept. 24, 1917, at Fremont, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 4, 1918. Fought at Bohain-Premont, Ypres, Cambrai Hill, Bellicourt,
Corpl., Field Sig. Corps., Co. 306, Attached to 81st Div.; of Wayne County; son of J. J. and Mrs. Sarah Sasser. Entered service May, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. April, 1919. Fought at Vosges Mtns.,
2nd Lt., Inf., E. Co., 1st Corps, 53rd Pioneers; son of A. G. and G. Y. Cox; of Wayne County. Entered service June 20, 1916, at Mt. Olive, N.C. Sent to Camp Greene, N.C. Transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe May 22, 1917, then to Camp Jackson, S. C., Aug. 29, 1917. Sailed for France Aug. 6,
Of the North Carolina tribes bearing the foregoing names almost nothing is known, and of the last two even the proper names have not been recorded. The Woccon were Siouan; the Saxapahaw and Cape Fear Indians presumably were Siouan, as indicated from their associations and alliances with known Siouan tribes, while the Warren-nuncock were probably
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1st Lt., Inf., Co. B, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; born Feb. 19, 1893; son of Wm. T. and Elizabeth Lewis Dortch. Volunteered for service July 15, 1917, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., July, 1917. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Dec. 1917, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May, 1918.
1st Class Private, Inf., Co. E, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of Jon. and Mrs. Rachel Edwards. Husband of Mrs. Etta Butts Edwards. Entered service April, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed for France. Fought at Ypres, St. Mihiel, and all other engagements. Returned to
Interviewer: Genevieve W. Chandler Person Interviewed: Willis Williams Location: Conway, South Carolina “When wuz I born? Born in August. When I wuz born been August. I wuz a man grown pulling boxes, (turpentine boxes) when the shake wuz. I know the very night the shake come——on a Wednesday night. I wuz on door step loosing
Corpl., Co. D, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of W. R. and Mrs. Elizabeth Whitley. Entered service April 23, 1917, at Fremont. Sent to Camp Royster, when on bridge duty at Haw River. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth, Camp Sevier, Camp Merritt, then to Boston, Mass. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought
116th Supply Tr.; son of W. H. and Etter Blizzard, of Wayne County. Husband of Mrs. Laura Blizzard. Entered service Jan. 17, 1914, to May 4, 1917, in N.C. N. G. Sent to Camp Jackson Sept. 26, 1917, then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France March 12, 1918. Was in Motor Transport Service.
Person Interviewed: David A. Hall Location: Canton, Ohio Place of Birth: Goldsboro, NC Date of Birth: July 25, 1847 Place of Residence: 1225 High Ave., S.W., Canton, Ohio Ohio Guide, Special Ex-Slave Stories August 16, 1937 DAVID A. HALL “I was born at Goldsboro, N.C., July 25, 1847. I never knew who owned my father,
2nd Lt., F. A., Btry. F, 17th Div., 49th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of George A. and Mrs. Louise H. Norwood. Husband of Mrs. Margaret Shannon Norwood. Entered service May 24, 1918. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., to Camp Zachary Taylor and to Ft. Sill. Promoted to Corpl. June, 1918; 2nd Lt. October,
Sergt., 30th Div., 105th San. Tr., F. H., 120th Co.; of Wayne County; son of W. R. and Mrs. Elizabeth Whitley. Husband of Mrs. Ruth Sutton Whitley. Entered service Sept. 4, 1917, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France
1st Class Private, Inf., Co. D, 30th Div., 119th Regt. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dewey. Entered the service April 27, 1915, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought in all actions of
Wagoner, 317th Co., 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Div. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Cook. Husband of Mrs. Pauline Cook. Volunteered for the service Aug. 5, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 1,
2nd Lt., Veterinary Reserve Corps; of Wayne County; son of Wm. and Mrs. Willie Potts. Entered service May 27, 1917, at Mt. Olive, N.C. Sent to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., then to Douglas, Ariz., from there to Camp Globe, Ariz. Sailed for Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1917. Was veterinarian with 17th Cavalry in Honolulu. Returned to
Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: John C. Bectom Location: North Carolina Date of Birth: Oct. 7, 1862 My name is John C. Bectom. I was born Oct. 7, 1862, near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. My father’s name was Simon Bectom. He was 86 years of age when he died. He died in 1910
1st Class Private, S. S. U.; of Wayne County; son of I. L. and Mrs. M. K. Yelverton. Entered service May 23, 1917, at Washington, D. C. Sent to Allentown, Pa., June 8, 1917. Sailed for France Dec. 25, 1917. Fought at Chateau Thierry, Lys offensive, Escrow. Attached to French Army; was transporting wounded from
Major, Judge Advocate Genl., 31st and 3rd Divs., Div. Staff. Son of Judge Oliver H. and Sarah C. Allen, of Wayne County. Entered service May 15, 1917, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. (R. O. T. C.) Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., August, 1917. Transferred to Camp Wheeler, December, 1917. Sent over sea to Brest,
Reg. Sergt. Major, Inf., Co. Hdqrs., 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; son of W. G. and Barbara Britt. Entered service June, 1916, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Promoted to rank of R. S. M. July, 1917. Fought at Ypres-Somme
