Cumberland County NC

Joseph T. Maloney

2nd Lt., Att. Transport Service; of Cumberland County; son of Jno. J. and Marie E. Maloney. Entered service Sept. 20, 1917, at Fayetteville, N.C. Sent to Charleston, S. C. Transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla., then to Montreal, Can. Sailed on British transport Haverford Aug. 30, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. October, 1917; 2nd Lt.

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B. O. Overby

Coxswain, U. S. Navy. Born in Cumberland County July 27, 1900; son of F. H. and S. E. Overby. Husband of Mrs. Eula Overby. Entered the service at Fayetteville, N.C., March 24, 1917, and sent to St. Helena, Va. Transferred to New York and from there to Brooklyn, N. Y. Promoted Coxswain August, 1917. On

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Ancil W. Melvin

Corpl., 306th Am. Tr., Co. D, 81st Div.; of Cumberland County; son of A. Shep and Sarah Melvin. Entered service April 25, 1918, at Fayetteville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Sept. 17, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Vosges Mtns. Returned to USA June 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp

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James M. Tomlinson

Ord. Sergt., Inf., Sup. Co., 30th Div., 119th Regt. Born in Cumberland County; son of Jas. W. and Mrs. Eva Tomlinson. Entered the service July, 1917, at Fayetteville, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Promoted to rank of Ord. Sergt. October, 1918. Fought at Ypres,

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B. F. Nance

2nd Class Baker (Navy); of Cumberland County; son of J. W. and Mrs. M. A. Nance. Entered service July 2, 1916, at Fayetteville, N.C. Sent to St. Helena, Va., transferred to U. S. S. Arkansas. Made two trips overseas. Mustered out at San Francisco, Cal., June 27, 1920.

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Dr. J. D. Highsmith

Medical; of Cumberland County; son of Dr. J. F. and Mary Lou Highsmith. Entered service Sept. 1, 1917, at Philadelphia, Pa. Was student at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., until June 1, 1918, was then interne at Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, until discharged. Never had any active service. Mustered out at Philadelphia, Pa., March 29, 1919.

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William O. Huske

2nd Lt., F. Artly., Hdqrs. Co., 42nd Div., 149th F. Artly.; of Cumberland County; son of B. R. and Hannah Oliver Huske. Entered service May 13, 1917, at Fayetteville, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe. Transferred to Hoboken. Sailed for France Sept. 10, 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lunerville Sector, Marne, Second Chateau-Thierry. Wounded at

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Robert G. Haigh

Private, F. Artly., Btry. A, 81st Div., 317th Regt.; of Cumberland County; son of R. G. and Marion Taylor Haigh. Entered service March 3, 1918, at Fayetteville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France July, 1918. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June, 1919.

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Slave Narrative of Uncle Willis Williams

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

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