1st Class Private, Medical Department, Medical Hospital No. 5; of Guilford County; son of L. W. and Mrs. Pearl McFarland. Entered service April 22, 1917, at Fort Thomas, Ky. Sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Crane, Pa. Sailed for Brest. Landed May 10, 1918. Landed back in USA Feb. 17, 1919. Served as surgical dresser on all fronts in France. Was serving in Belgium when armistice was signed. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 15, 1919.
