World War I Veterans

from Hyde County

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Pvt. Daniel T. Fisher
in France (1918)

Veteran's Name Rank Branch of Service Remarks
Alcox, Andrew R. (1889-1961) Private First Class U. S. Army Quartermasters Corps
Ballance, Thomas Bridgman (1889-1962) . . .
Ballance, Thomas (1889-1956) Seaman U. S. Navy Reserve .
Barber, Samuel Hobart, Sr. (1898-1943) Private U. S. Army 317th Field Artillery, 81st Division
Barber, Thomas (1894- ? ) . U.S. Army (1918-1919) .
Barber, William E. ( ? - 1940) Cook U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
Bateman, William Clark (1883-1948) Quarter Master 3rd Class U. S. Navy .
Beckwith, Robert Nathaniel (1895-1918) Sergeant U. S. Army Company A, 534th Engineers, AEF;
Killed in Action
Bell, Clifton Linwood (1891-1969) Private First Class U. S. Army Company H, 321st Infantry
Berry, Burton Haywood (1892-1967) Corporal U. S. Army Company G, 57th Pioneer Infantry
Berry, Carlton Lucas (1899-1955) Engineer 1st Class U. S. Coast Guard .
Berry, Job (1892-1979) Private U. S. Army 329th Machine Gun Company, 83rd Division
Berry, Reubin Walton (1888-1966) . U. S. Army Wagoner, Company C, 602nd Engineers
Blake, Leonard Lee (1893-1951) Private First Class U. S. Army Pioneer Infantry
Blake, Thomas D. Private U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry;
3rd Army of Occupation in Germany
Blount, David L. . . .
Boomer, Jones Wellington (1890-1960) Corporal U. S. Army Battery B, 41st Artillery, CAC
Boomer, Milton Donald (1889-1943) Private U. S. Army 1CL, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Bragg, Gary (1881-1954) Surfman U. S. Coast Guard .
Brinn, Greeley, Jr. (1886-1960) Private First Class U. S. Army .
Burrus, Claude Webster (1890-1968) SK 3rd Class U. S. Navy Reserve .
Cahoon, Charles Dickens (1871-1956) . Merchant Marine .
Chase, Fred Augustus (1896-1966) . . .
Cox, Otis Lee (1897-1960) Private U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Cox, Roy Starr, Sr. (1895-1963) Seaman 2nd Class U. S. Navy Reserve

(see photo compliments of Lucinda Jennings)
[see obituary]

Credle, Ballard (1897-1956) . . .
Credle, Clifton . . .
Credle, Grady . . .
Credle, Seth Bridgman, Sr. (1897-1966) . Merchant Marine .
Credle, William Frontis (1892-1950)   U. S. Army [see obituary]
Davenport, Dennis Fountaine (1890-1945) Chief Warrant Officer U. S. Navy .
Farrow, Johnnie . . .
Fisher, Daniel Timothy (1892-1975) Private U. S. Army Served in France in 1918
Forbes, Irving Jason (1897-1968) Quarter Master U. S. Coast Guard .
Foster, Zion Jennett (1898-1971) Private U. S. Army 263rd Coastal Artillery
Francis, William Guthrie (1896-1966) Private U. S. Army Company A, AAA Machine Gun Battalion
Fulford, Benjamin Bland (1887-1962) Private First Class U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Garrish, Benjamin Joseph, Jr. (1885-1941) . U. S. Coast Guard [see obituary]
Garrish, Simon, Jr. (1865-1935) . U. S. Coast Guard .
Gaskill, Benjamin D. (1871-1953) . . .
Gaskill, Robert Woolard (1896?-1983)   U. S. Army [see obituary]
Gibbs, Carroll Oland (1889-1971) Private First Class . .
Gibbs, Johnnie . . .
Gibbs, Robert (1887-1971) Private U. S. Army BTS DET, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Gibbs, Willie Rue . U. S. Army Co., 317th Regiment, 81st Division
Green, Phillip . . .
Harrell, William Burrus (1897-1991) . U. S. Army [see obituary]
Hardy, Jether . . .
Hodges, Ellis . . .
Holloway, John F. (1892 - 1919)
1900 Census:
     Father: Richard Holowell/Halowell
     Mother Henrittta Selby
1910 Census:
     Lived with his grandfather, Caleb Holowell
Private First Class U. S. Army 347 Lab. Battalion
Killed in Action Brittany, France (died of disease)
Hooker, Walter M., Jr. . . .
Howard, Homer (1868-1947) Boatswains Mate 1st Class U. S. Coast Guard .
Howard, Napoleon (1888-1957) Private U. S. Army Company G, 57th Pioneer Infantry
Howard, Walter T. . U.S. Navy USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
Jarvis, Haven Marshall "Harry" (1892-1954)   U. S. Army [see obituary]
Jarvis, J. H. . . .
Jarvis, Johnnie (1892-1930) . .  
Jarvis, Julius Clement (1888-1960) . U. S. Army Wagoner, 155th Depot Brigade
Jennette, Benjamin Franklin (1892-1961) Corporal U. S. Army PH
Jennette, Jones Mann (1908-1995)     [see obituary]
Jones, Elbert Randolph (1894-1960) Private U. S. Army Company M, 120th Infantry
Jones, Roland Leigh (1891-1968) . . .
Mann, Eddie (1889-1966) . . .
Mann, Marion Spencer (1880-1955) Private U. S. Army 6 Co., Coastal Artillery
Mann, Norfleet Lockhart (1896-1964) Sergeant 1st Class U. S. Army Company D, 306th Engineers
Marshall, Lloyd Lee (1898-1956) Seaman 2nd Class U. S. Navy Reserve  
McKinney, Albert (1896-1965) Private U. S. Army 156th Depot Brigade
McKinney, Edward Jennings (1897-1969) Private U. S. Army 2nd B & S Det., 56th Infantry
McKinney, J. E. Private U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry
McKinney, William Albert (1893-1937) Private U. S. Army 167th Infantry, 42nd Division
Midgett, David (????-1919)   U.S. Army [see obituary] Died Overseas of disease
Midgette, Enoch (1892-1955) Sergeant U. S. Army Company C, 402nd Reserve Labor Battalion,
Quartermaster Corps
Midgette, George Thomas (1888-1968) Private U. S. Army .
Midgette, John Nuby (1879-1971) Private U. S. Army .
Mooney, Preston (1891-1970) Corporal U. S. Army .
Morris, Ernest G. (1895-1960) Private First Class U. S. Army Company F, 120th Infantry, PH
Murray, Tom (1895-1960) . . .
Neal, Dave S. (1894-1918) . U. S. Army Battery E, 316th Eield Artillery, AEF,
Killed in Action at Camp Valdahom, France
Neal, John Harvey (1888-1958) Private U. S. Army Machine Gun Company, 330th Division
Nixon, Dalbro Russell (1895-1962) . . [see obituary]
Nixon, Rosser Guyton  (1889-1973)   U. S. Army  
O'Neal, Earl William, Sr. (1896-1992) . U. S. Army [see obituary]
O'Neal, Lonnie (1894-1963) Private U. S. Army 2nd Regiment, Field Artillery, Repl. Depot
O'Neal, Oliver G. (1879-1964) Ordinary Seaman U. S. Navy .
O'Neal, Robert Benjamin (1887-1953) Private U. S. Army Battery F, 316th Field Artillery, 81st Division  [see obituary]
O'Neal, Willie Henry (1888-1966) . . .
Patrick, Charlie Lee (1891-1965) . . .
Payne, Hugh Becton (1894-1919(?) . . Killed in Action (?)
Payne, John Haven (1892-1957) . U. S. Army Saddler, 120th Field Hospital
Roper, Lenous . . .
Roper, Ralph L. (1890-1955)     [see obituary]
Sadler, John B. (1895-1962)     [see obituary]
Sadler, Thomas M. . . Killed in Action
Satterthwaite, Faxton Mahue (1892-1956) Private U. S. Army 156th Depot Brigade
Selby, Charles F. (1893-1991) . U. S. Navy [see obituary]
Selby, Thaddeus Lee, Sr. (1894-1969) Private First Class U. S. Army Co., 16th Infantry, 5th Division
Simmons, Ellis (1895-1918) . . .
Simmons, Benjamin Taylor, II (1871-1933) Brigadair General U. S. Army .
Simpson, Samuel J. . . Killed in Action
Smith, John Henry (1888-1940) Private U. S. Army Ordnance Department
Smith, Pink Williams (1895-1993) Yoemanette . .
Smithwick, McKensey (1890-1949) Private U. S. Army 56th Pioneer Infantry
Spencer, Guy (1896-1966) Private First Class U. S. Army Head Quarters Company, 34th Infantry
Spencer, Oswald (1891-1957) Private U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Spencer, Monroe, Jr. (1895-1938) . . .
Spencer, Ralph G. . . Killed in Action
Spencer, William Pelege, Jr. (1888-1964) Private U. S. Army Field Artillery, Repl. Draft
Steen, Mannie Waverly (1888-1958) . U. S. Navy Reserve Matta.
Stotesbury, Reubin Bennett (1895-1971) . . .
Styron, Benjamin (1892-1957) Private U. S. Army Company D, 105th Ammo Training
Styron, Floyd M. Private U. S. Army .
Styon, Bud and Norman (brothers) . U. S. Army /
U. S. Coast Guard
Unknown: one brother served in the Army,
the other in the Coast Guard
Swindell, Allen Private U. S. Army Company E, 56th Pioneer Infantry
Swindell, Alonzo Shanklin (1889-1923) . U. S. Army Wagoner, 316th Field Artillery, 81st Division
Swindell, Charles Adams (1871-1950) . . .
Swindell, Edward Lee (1894-1933) . U. S. Army Company C, 120th Infantry, 30th Division
Swindell, Herman . U. S. Army 30th Division
Swindell, James Morgan (1894-1937) TEC 5 U. S. Army .
Swindell, Lewis H. (1892-1971)   U. S. Army [see obituary]
Tolson, Charlie S. (1891-1963) Fireman 2nd Class U. S. Navy Reserve  
Tolson, Elmo Murray (1885-1935) . U. S. Navy [see obituary]
Tolson, Robert Dozier (1895-1961) Private U. S. Army 2nd Battalion, Field Artillery, Repl. Draft
Topping, Dorsey . . .
Wahab, Clifton Russell, Sr. (1892-1950) Corporal U. S. Army Prov. Dev. Regiment
Watson, Donald Bain, Sr. (1884-1933) . . .
Watson, Edward A. (1895-1961)   U. S. Army [see obituary]
Watson, John Dancy (1888-1918) . U. S. Army Company K, 120th Infantry, 30th Division,
Killed in Action, Flanders, Belgium on Sept. 2, 1918.
Watson, Romulus Lee (1890-1959) Private 2nd Class U. S. Army Company I, Development Battalion
[see obituary]
Weston, Braxton Milton (1889-1980) Captain U. S. Army Cavalry  [see obituary
Weston, John Hadley (1893-1949) Private U. S. Army 113th Field Artillery, 30th Division
Weston, Ray Richard (1897-1966) Private U. S. Army Battery B, 113th Field Artillery
Whitney, Nathaniel (1888-2949) Private U. S. Army 810th Pioneer Infantry
Williams, Dallas W. (1892-1966) . U. S. Coast Guard 1790
Williams, David (1858-1938) . U. S. Coast Guard .
Williams, John Whittie Cleron (1891-1972) Private U. S. Army .
Williams, Leonard David - (1875-1957) . U. S. Coast Guard 1790
Williams, Marcus . . .
Williams, Samuel Keech (1893-1962) Private U. S. Army [see obituary]
Williams, Samuel Robert (1890-1966) . . [see obituary]

Sources:
"In Memory Of... An Index to Hyde County Cemeteries" by Martha Rebecca Swindell and R. S. Spencer, Jr.
"Hyde County History" by the Hyde County Historical Society
Hyde Co., NCGenWeb - Hyde County Newspaper Article by Kay Midgett Sheppard
Hyde Co., NCGenWeb - Hyde County Messenger by Kay Midgett Sheppard
Hyde Co., NCGenWeb - Hyde County Obituaries
Various contributions by Hyde County Researchers

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