Private, 118th Inf., Co. K, 30th Div.; of Guilford County; son of Elisa Rook and Mrs. Maggie Rook. Husband of Mrs. Treves Culler Rook. Entered service June 22, 1916, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Mills, L. I., N. Y. Sailed for Calais, France, May 25, 1918. Fought at Ypres in Belgium and St. Quentin, France. He was gassed near St. Quentin Sept. 25, 1918. Sent to 5th Southern Hospital, General, transferred to Base No. 33. Was in N. G., mustered out and recalled to active duty. Set sail from Liverpool, Eng., Dec. 12th; landed in USA Dec. 22, 1918, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Feb. 6, 1919.
