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Tar-Heel War Record (Beaufort County, In the Great World War):
Electronic Edition.
J. R. Graham

BLACK, WM. G., Chauf., Air Service Hdqrs. Co., 1st Reg.; of Beaufort County; son of F. R. and Mrs. M. L. Black. Husband of Mrs. Pauthea Petty Black. Entered service Dec. 12, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Camp Hancock, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Jan. 8, 1918. Fought at Marne and Lorraine. Returned to U. S. A. July 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 20, 1919

BOYD, THOMAS R., Elec., 1st class, Radio, U. S. Nav; of Beaufort County; son of Thomas R. Boyd and Mrs. Beulah Boyd. Entered service Jan. 11, 1918, U. S. Radio School, Cambridge, Ma.. Mustered out at Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 28, 1919

CAYTON, LIONEL R., Corpl., Inf., Co. D, 81st Div., 324th Reg.; of Beaufort County; son of A. H. and Mrs. Armenta Cayton. Entered service May 24, 1918, at New Bern, N. C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl. August, 1918. Fought at Verdun, Meuse-Argonne, Toul Sector. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 21, 1919.

DEUKE, C. C., Corpl., Inf., Co. G, 6th Div., 54th Inf.; of Beaufort County; son of J. C. and Mrs. Fannie Deuke. Entered service May 10, 1918, Washington. Sent to Ft. Scrivens, Ga. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth. Sailed for France. Promoted to rank of Corpl. June 6, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Alsace-Lorraine. Returned to U. S. A. Hoboken, N. J. July 6, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 24, 1918.

GARDNER, CLAUD G., 2d Lt., M. G. Co.; of Beaufort County; son of A. B. and Mrs. Frances Gardner. Husband of Mrs. Juanita O'Brien. Entered service April, 1918, at Washington, N. C. Sent to A. & M. College. Transferred to Camp Jackson, then to Camp Hancock. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. Oct. 11, 1918. On Reserve O. T. S. Mustered out at Camp Hancock Nov. 25, 1918.

GARDNER, LORIS W., Musician, Hdqrs. Co., F. A.; County of Beaufort; son of A. B. and Frances Gardner. Entered service July, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest, St. Mihiel, Toul Sector. Returned to U. S. A. March, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, March, 1919.

GAYLORD, J. C., Fireman, 1st Class, Navy Reserve; of Beaufort County; son of Sam and Mrs. Hallie Gaylord. Husband of Mrs. Sallie (Clay) Gaylord. Entered service June 5, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Hampton Roads June 5, 1917. Promoted to rank of 1st Class Fireman Aug., 1918. On U. S. S. "New Jersey" on convoy duty. Made three trips across. Mustered out at Boston, Mass., March, 1919.

GURGAUS, JEHU, Machinist, Bat. B, 30th Div., 113th Regt.; son of Mr. John and Mrs. L. Gurgaus; of Beaufort County. Entered service June 29, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Greenville, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 26, 1918. Was in all battles with 113th until wounded. Gassed at Argonne Forest Oct. 6, 1918. Returned to U. S. A. Feb. 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, March 8, 1919.

HODGES, THAD H., Corpl., Air Service, 5th and 2nd A. S. M.; of Beaufort County; son of S. C. and Virginia Hodges. Entered service Dec. 13, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga., from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for Brest, France, March 26, 1918. Promoted to Corpl., June, 1918. Arrived in U. S. A. July 3, 1919, New York. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 17, 1919.

LILLEY, GROVER C., Mess Sergt., 113th F. A., Bty. B, 30th Div. Born in Beaufort County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Lilley. Entered the service June 29, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 8, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest and Woevre. Returned to the U. S. A. March 17, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Jackson March, 1919.

LUPTON, W. C., Sergt., Medical Ambulance 115, 29th Div., 57th Regt.; of Beaufort County; son of W. O. and Mrs. Caroline Lupton. Entered service Aug. 3, 1917. Sent to Camp McClellan Sept. 20, 1917. Sailed to Liverpool, Eng., July 12, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. June 6, 1918; to Sergt. Nov. 19, 1919. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, where he was gassed. Returned to U. S. A., Hoboken, N. J., May 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Meade June 3, 1919.

MILES, FRANK WHITE, 1st Sergt., Inf., M. G. Co., 119th Regt., 30th Div.; from Beaufort County; son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Miles. Husband of Lillian Miles. Entered service at Goldsboro, N. C., June 7, 1917, and sent to Camp Royster, N. C., and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Promoted 1st Sergt. October, 1918, and transferred to Development Btn. Mustered out of the service at Camp Sevier, S. C., Dec. 9, 1918.

MITCHELL, EDWARD JAMES, Mechanic, Trench Artly., Btry. B; of Beaufort County; son of N. E. and Frances Mitchell. Entered service June 14, 1918, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Clemson College, S. C. Transferred to Ft. Moultrie, S. C., from there to Ft. Caswell, N. C. Sailed for France Nov. 9, 1918. Returned to U. S. A. Jan. 14, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Ft. Monroe, Va., Jan. 19, 1919.

O'DONOVAN, CHAS. E., Chief Yeoman, Navy. Born in Beaufort County; the son of J. J. and C. A. O'Donovan. Entered the service Oct., 1914, at Seattle, Wash. Sent to U. S. S. "Huntington," then to hospital ship "Mercy." Made 14 trips overseas. His ship was given credit for sinking a submarine and unofficial credit for another. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., July 26, 1920.

SELBY, JOHN R., Messenger, Express. Born in Beaufort County; son of S. T. and Beulah Selby. Entered service April, 1917, at Washington, N. C., and sent to Raleigh, transferred to Portsmouth, detached service. Notified to join service Nov. 11th at Camp Jackson. Mustered out at Raleigh Dec. 19, 1919.

WILLAND, J. R., Private, Hdqrs. Co., Depot Div., 8th Regt. Born in Beaufort County, N. C., July 29, 1896; son of A. and Mrs. Mary D. Willand. Entered the service Aug. 27, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and transferred to Camp Hill, Va., and back to Camp Jackson, S. C. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C.

WILLIS, A. G., Private, Btry. B, 30th Div., 113th Regt.; of Beaufort County; son of E. K. and Mrs. Willis. Entered service June 2, 1917, at Washington, N. C. Sent to Camp Sevier, transferred to Kelly Field, to Camp Richfield, Tex., then to Camp Jackson. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Mustered out at Camp Jackson Dec. 31, 1919.





Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Melissa Meeks and Pushpinder Gill Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Melissa Meeks, and Jill Kuhn Sexton First edition, 2002 ca. 1.2M Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002. © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Description: (title page) Tar-Heel War Record (In the Great World War) (cover) The Tar Heel World War Record 1917-'18 J. R. Graham [224] p., ill. Charlotte, N. C. Published by World War Publishing Company [1921] Call number FVC970.9 G73t (North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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**Additional info submitted by: Don Jenkins of Calif.- wa6ogh@msn.com

My father, GEORGE DONALD JENKINS was born in Washington March 12, 1890.
His mother was Cynthia Ann WILLIAMS. This is all that I have that is
truly "hard" data. He went into the Army in 1917, and was in France in
1918. I’m not sure where he was inducted, but I believe that it was in
Fordyce, Arkansas. He reenlisted in 1935 and spent the rest of his life
in the military until he retired. He was part of the 206th Coast Artillery
that was sent to Dutch Harbor, Alaska in 1940. After Pearl Harbor he was
sent to Camp Callan (near San Diego, CA) and in 1944 was sent to Fort Bliss,
Texas. He died December 12, 1954 and is buried in the Fort Bliss Military
Cemetery. His rank was MSgt. from 1935 until his retirement.

If you have any other records about Beaufort military service that might
mention my father I would be very interested.


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**Additional info submitted by his daughter: Betsy Ross Tetterton

LEONARD EARL ROSS, Sergeant, Battery B. 113 Field Artillery, enlisted
June 13, 1917, at Washington, NC. He Sailed from the US to Europe, May
26, 1818. Arriving at port of return to US., March 18, 1919.

He married Norma Caroline Jones on April 30, 1919 at the First Methodist
Church, Washington, NC.
He is the Grandfather of Betsy Lee Hodges.

He and A. K. Willis watched each other "sign up" on June 13, 1917.

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