The following men enlisted in U.S. military services and served in World War I
| NAME | RESIDENCE | ENLISTED DATE | ASSIGNMENTS/TRANSFERS | GRADES | ENGAGEMENTS | SERVED OVERSEAS | WOUNDS OR INJURY | DISCHARGE DATE | PERCENT DISABLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkins, Clingmon | Magnetic City | 25-Feb-13 | MG Co 17 Inf | Wag Saddler Sept 15, 1917 Corp Oct 14, 1917 Wag Feb 20, 1918 Sgt June 1, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | Feb 24, 1920 - ETS | 0 |
| Arnett, William | 4-Feb-14 | Btry B 19 FA | Sgt; Corp May 8, 1917 Stable Sgt June 5, 1917 | n/a | May 27, 1918 - July 22, 1919 | None | Oct 6, 1919 for immediate reenlist | 0 | |
| Baker, Frank | Bakersville | 2-Jul-17 | Naval Base Cardiff Wales | Pharmacists Mate 1 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 1-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Bennett, Clayton | Poplar | 11-Feb-18 | Hqrs Co 64 Arty CAC | Pvt | n/a | July 14, 1918 - Feb 24, 1919 | None | 29-Mar-19 | 0 |
| Bennett, Wade A. | Huntdale | 18-Jan-15 | Co I 82 Inf to Fur to Res | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 4-Jun-20 | 0 |
| Berry, David | Spruce Pine | 14-Apr-15 | C Def Transportation QMC Ft Warren, Mass | Sgt Juy 13, 1916 | n/a | n/a | None | June 16, 1920 for reenlist | 0 |
| Black, William | Bakersville | 2-Jul-17 | Naval Radio School Cambridge, Mass | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 9-Oct-19 | 0 |
| Bowditch, Thanes | Toecane | 21-Jul-18 | Cas Co 203 Quantico, Va | Pvt | n/a | Oct 26, 1918 - June 10, 1919 | None | 30-Jun-19 | 0 |
| Bowman, John | Bakersville | 19-Aug-14 | Hq Co 17 Inf | Pvt 1cl July 13, 1916 Pvt June 9, 1917 Pvt 1cl Aug 23, 1917 Corp Sept 3, 1918 Sgt Sept 24, 1918 Stable Sgt Sept 25, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | 2-Jul-20 | 0 |
| Bowman, Ted | Bakersville | 31-Aug-16 | 105 San Tn Ballin France | Pvt 1cl May 18, 1918 | n/a | June 4, 1918 - April 2, 1919 | None | 7-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Brooks, Edgar | Estatoe | 1-Aug-17 | Sq AS Sig C | Corp April 15, 1918 | n/a | Dec 4, 1917 - May 31, 1919 | None | 7-Jun-19 | 0 |
| Buchanan, David | Relief | 7-May-17 | Co M 16 Inf | Pvt 1cl Feb 16, 1918 | Soul Front; Picardy Front; Soissons Front; St. Mihiel; Argonne | Nov 22, 1917 - Oct 4, 1918 | Killed in Action Slightly wounded July 24, 1918 | ||
| Buchanan, Henry | Ewart | 22-Apr-17 | M G Tr 14 Cav | Pvt 1cl March 25, 1918 Mech Nov 22, 1918 Hs June 10, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | 24-Sep-19 | 0 |
| Burleson, Clarence | Bakersville | 20-Jan-17 | Co C 16 Inf | Pvt 1cl Jan 1, 1918 | Sommerville; Soissons; Cartigny; St Mihiel; Argonne Forrest | June 14, 1917 - March 24, 1919 | Severely - July 19, 1918 | 4-Feb-20 | 0 |
| Burleson, Luther | Glen Ayre | 23-May-14 | CAC Ft Moultrie SC | Pvt 1cl Sept 25, 1916 Corp Dec 11, 1917 Sgt May 4, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | April 15, 1919 for Immediate reenlist | 0 |
| Burleson, Roby | Bakersville | 13-Apr-14 | Co K 10 Inf to Serv Pk Unit #382 | Corp - Sgt - | n/a | - to Feb 22, 1919 | None | 23-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Burleson, Walter | Glen Ayre | 23-May-14 | Btry A 42 Arty CAC | Pvt 1cl Sept 25, 1916 Corp Aug 14, 1918 | n/a | Aug 25, 1917 - Feb 18, 1919 | None | 23-May-19 | 0 |
| Butler, Allen | Ewart | 2-Jan-17 | Co C 61 Inf | Pvt 1cl June 20, 1917 Ck Sept 9, 1917 | n/a | n/a | None | Jan 16, 1918 - SCD | 14 2/7 |
| Butler, Frank | Magnetic City | 22-Nov-14 | 162 Dep Brig | Pvt 1cl Sept 9, 1916 Ck March 5, 1917 Pvt July 1, 1917 Ck Aug 1, 1917 Sgt July 1, 1919 Mess Sgt July 1, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | Aug 4, 1919 for reenlist | 0 |
| Butler, William F. | Magnetic City | 2-Jul-15 | Sup Co 47 Inf | Corp Nov 20, 1916 Sgt May 18, 1917 Sup Sgt Nov 9, 1917 Sgt Nov 1, 1918 1 Sgt Apr 19, 1918 Sup Sgt Sept 19, 1919 | Aisne - Marne Offensive; Vesle Sector | May 10, 1918 - July 27, 1919 | Severely - Aug 3, 1918 | Oct 31, 1919 for reenlist | 0 |
| Butt, Rom | Bakersville | 2-Feb-18 | Student Army Tng Corps Emory University, Ga | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 6-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Byrd, Raymond | Boonford | 29-Apr-18 | Btry D 107 FA | Corp June 20, 1919 | Offensives: Oise-Aisne; Meuse-Argonne Ypres-Lys Def. Sector: Fismes; Clermont | May 18, 1918 - July 23, 1919 | None | July 28, 1919 to reenlist | 0 |
| Chapman, Benjamin | Altapass | 30-Dec-12 | 6 Co Anti Air Craft Btry CAC Ft Caswell, NC | Pvt 1cl Jan 1, 1918 Corp July 23, 1919 | n/a | June 9, 1918 - April 15, 1919 | None | Oct 13, 1919 for reenlist | 0 |
| Collis, Jeff | Phenoy | 9-Apr-17 | Co C 3 Inf | Pvt 1cl Nov 23, 1917 Corp Aug 23, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | March 13, 1919 for immediate reenlist | 0 |
| Cooper, Murray | Poplar | 14-Jan-18 | 2 Co CAC Ft Dade, Fla | Corp Jan 10, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | March 24, 1919 for immediate reenlist | 0 |
| English, William | Spruce Pine | 25-Apr-18 | Naval Training Station Newport RI | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 1-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Fischer, Earl | Spruce Pine | 30-Oct-17 | 340 Inf | Pvt | n/a | April 6, 1918 - April 2, 1919 | None | 1-May-19 | 0 |
| Flemming, Lee | Bakersville | 7-Jul-14 | Hq Co MG School Camp Hancock, Ga | Corp May 16, 1917 Sgt June 1, 1917 Sup Sgt June 14, 1917 Pvt Sept 7, 1917 Pvt 1cl Oct 17, 1917 Corp Oct 25, 1917 | n/a | n/a | None | 16-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Franklin, Willard | Green Mountain | 3-Oct-13 | Co E Engrs | Pvt 1cl July 9, 1917 | Toulon-Troyen; Aisne; Chateau Thierry; Aisne-Marne; Marbache; St Mihiel; Mouse-Argonne Oct/18; Mouse-Argonne Nov/18 | Sept 10, 1917 - Aug 8, 1919 | Severely - June 3, 1918 | 10-Aug-19 | 0 |
| Garland, Carlos | Ewart | 23-Jan-17 | Co I 16 Inf | Pvt 1cl July 1, 1917 | Artois Sector | June 14, 1917 - Nov 29, 1918 | Severely - July 19, 1918 | Dec 16, 1919 - SCD | 25 |
| Garland, Decoster | Toecane | 1-Jul-14 | QMC - Fur to reserve | Sgt Nov 4, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | 4-Jun-20 | 0 |
| Garland, Milton | Toecane | 3-Jul-17 | Co F 7 inf | Corp Jan 4, 1918 | Def - Aisne Def Sec - Chateau-Thierry | April 6, 1918 - Aug 22, 1919 | None | 27-Aug-19 | 0 |
| Geouge, Tulcy | Toecane | 8-Jan-18 | USS Maine USS Kearsarge | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None | 23-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Glenn, Frank | Little Switzerland | 23-Apr-17 | Hq Co 55 Inf | Pvt 1cl July 23, 1917 Corp Sept 11, 1917 | n/a | Aug 3, 1918 - March 3, 1919 | None | 22-Mar-19 | 0 |
| Glenn, Taylor | Phenoy | 17-Feb-15 | USS Sacramento | Coxswain | n/a | n/a | None listed | 14-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Gouge, Arthur | Bakersville | 7-May-18 | Med C 807 Pion Inf | 1st Lt MC | n/a | Sept 4, 1918 - March 1, 1919 | None | 5-Mar-19 | 0 |
| Gouge, William | Bakersville | 11-May-18 | Naval Hospital at Hampton Roads | Pharmacists Mate 3 Class | n/a | n/a | None | 28-Aug-19 | 0 |
| Gouge, William | Bandana | 8-Aug-18 | 877 Aero Sq | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 24-Jan-19 | 0 |
| Greene, Jesse | Bakersville | 17-May-17 | Receiving Ship at Norfolk, Va | Chief Yeoman | n/a | n/a | None listed | 22-Jul-20 | 0 |
| Griffith, Ernest | Huntdale | 3-Dec-17 | Naval Training Station Hampton Roads, Va | Pharmacist Mate 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 27-Jan-19 | 0 |
| Honeycutt, Robert | Huntdale | 10-Feb-15 | Btry C 52 Arty CAC | Bglr Dec 30, 1918 1 Bglr March 2, 1920 | n/a | Aug 8, 1917 - Jan 3, 1919 | None | 4-Jun-20 | 0 |
| Hopppes, Somey | Altapass | 22-Aug-17 | Co D 105 Engrs | Pvt | n/a | May 27, 1918 - April 13, 1919 | Degree Undetermined - Sept 29, 1918 | 18-Apr-19 | 0 |
| Hutchins, Ira | Bakersville | 27-May-14 | QMC Ft Mills, PI | Sgt June 10, 1914 | n/a | n/a | None | June 16, 1919 to reenlist | 0 |
| Johnson, Bradley | Penland | 7-Apr-18 | 539 Btry A-A Btry 7 A-A Secr | Pvt 1cl Sept 11, 1918 Corp Oct 14, 1918 Pvt Dec 22, 1918 | n/a | Oct 24, 1918 - Jan 16, 1919 | None | 14-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Jones, Christopher | Little Switzerland | 15-Aug-17 | Eagle Pass Tx, Cp Del Rio Tx | 2nd Lt Aug 15, 1917 1st Lt Sept 14, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | 26-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Jones, Robert | Peppers | 30-Mar-17 | Co L 28 Inf | Corp | n/a | June 14, 1917 - Sept 4, 1919 | Slightly - Aug 31, 1918 | Jan 13, 1920 Furloughed to Reserve | 0 |
| Jones, William | Webb | 1-May-17 | 8 Co CAC Ft Grant CZ | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 16-May-19 | 0 |
| Lambert, Critz | Bakersville | 13-Dec-17 | Naval Unit Wake Forrest College | Hospital Apprentice 1 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 21-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Lambert, Fred | Bakersville | 14-Dec-17 | Naval Air Station Pauillac France Naval Air Station Guijan France | Quartermaster 1 Class Aviation | n/a | n/a | None listed | 13-Mar-19 | 0 |
| Lovin, Dermont | Spruce Pine | 3-Aug-17 | Co L 6 Inf | Mech May 1918 | n/a | April 8, 1918 - Dec 16, 1918 | Severely - Sept 12, 1918 Also wounded in action on Aug 19, 1918 | 4-Feb-19 | 10 |
| McHone, Charlie | Spruce Pine | 12-Mar-15 | 17 Rct Co Gen Serv Inf Ft. McDowell, Calif | Pvt 1cl July 7, 1917 Corp July 24, 1917 Pvt Sept 2, 1918 Pvt 1cl Feb 1, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | 18-Aug-20 | 0 |
| Hensley, Clarence | Bandana | 28-Apr-17 | MG Co 64 Inf | Corp Sep 7, 1917 Pvt Sept 1917 Corp Nov 25, 1917 Sgt Oct 4, 1918 | n/a | Aug 26, 1918 - June 18, 1919 | None | 30-Jun-19 | 0 |
| Hensley, Edward | Toecane | 27-Nov-17 | Instr COTS | 1 Lt Inf Nov 27, 1917 | n/a | n/a | None | 12-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Hollified, Garry | Little Swtizerland | 9-Apr-17 | Co A 29 MG | Mec Feb 4, 1918 Pvt 1cl Aug 13, 1918 Pvt Sept 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | 11-Feb-19 | 0 |
| McKinney, Charles B. | Altapass | 16-Jul-18 | Training Station Norfolk Va | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 8-Sep-19 | 0 |
| McKinney, Mallie | Bakersville | 1-Jan-18 | USS Susquehanna | Seaman | n/a | n/a | None listed | 30-Dec-18 | 0 |
| McKinney, Paul | Altapass | 16-Jul-18 | Training Station Hampton Roads, Va | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 3-Feb-19 | 0 |
| McKinney, Robert J. | Bakersville | 7-Jun-18 | Co A 53 Am Tn CAC | Pvt | n/a | Sept 25, 1918 - Jan 20, 1919 | None | 4-Feb-19 | 0 |
| McNeill, Frank | Bakersville | 4-Sep-16 | Co B Inf NC NG | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | Aug 2, 1917 - SCD | 0 |
| Moody, John | Relief | 9-Jul-17 | Headquarters 5th Naval districtt Norfolk, Va | Gunner’s Mate 1 class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 21-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Odom, Samuel | Ewart | 8-Apr-17 | Co L 74 Inf | Corp Jan 22, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | 7-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Parsons, William | Green Mountain | 12-Oct-16 | 255 Co 128 Bn MPC | Pvt 1cl Jan 1, 1919 | n/a | Oct 6, 1918 - July 10, 1919 | None | 16-Jul-19 | 0 |
| Peake, Cornelius | Green Mountain | 21-Aug-17 | M D | Pvt 1cl Oct 3, 1917 Corp July 5, 1917 Sgt Nov 12, 1918 | n/a | Dec 17, 1917 - April 25, 1919 | None | 8-May-19 | 0 |
| Pendley, David | Spruce Pine | 13-Dec-17 | 9 Co 20 Engrs | Pvt 1cl May 1, 1918 | n/a | Jan 4, 1918 - May 23, 1919 | None | 2-Jun-19 | 0 |
| Peterson, John L | Relief | 23-Jul-18 | Tr A 8 Cav | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 15-Oct-19 | 0 |
| Phillips, Jater | Toecane | 31-Jan-18 | Paris Island, SC | Corp July 31, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | March 13, 1919 to inactive status | 0 |
| Phillips, William | Spruce Pine | 19-Feb-18 | 42 Bln Co | Pvt 1cl Oct 1, 1918 Corp Nov 14, 1919 | n/a | June 30, 1918 - May 3, 1919 | None | 11-May-19 | 0 |
| Rathbone, Jeter | Bakersville | 11-Oct-17 | Naval Operation Base Hampton Roads, Va | Fireman 3 Class | n/a | n/a | Died Dec 14, 1917 | ||
| Riddle, Charlie | Forbes | 24-Mar-14 | Sup Co 42 Inf | Pvt 1cl Nov 1, 1916 Wag May 5, 1917 | n/a | n/a | None | Sept 15, 1919 GCMO | 0 |
| Robinson, William | Bandana | 22-Jul-18 | Naval Training Station Hampton Roads, Va | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 15-Feb-19 | 0 |
| Rudisill, Laurence | Little Switzerland | 22-Oct-18 | Student Army Tng C UNC Chapel Hill | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 10-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Saylor, Henry | Bakersville | 23-Jan-17 | Co K 50 Inf | Corp June 1, 1917 Sgt Nov 4, 1917 | n/a | n/a | None | 28-Aug-20 | 0 |
| Slagle, Fred | Bakersville | 24-Jul-17 | USS Alabama May 10, 1918 - Nov 11, 1918 | Quartermaster 3 class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 3-Oct-19 | 0 |
| Slagle, James | Toecane | 16-Jul-18 | No Active Duty | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 27-Dec-19 | 0 |
| Sparks, Edmund | Spruce Pine | 16-Jul-18 | USS Supply | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 24-Jun-19 | 0 |
| Sparks, Francis | Kona | 9-Jul-18 | Headquarters 5th Naval district Norfolk, Va | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 3-Sep-19 | 0 |
| Stafford, Ralph | Penland | 21-Aug-17 | Co G 60 Inf | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | Nov 14, 1917 - Fraudulent Enlistment (minority concealed) | 0 |
| Street, Bascom | Ewart | 19-Jul-16 | Co B 27 Inf | Pvt 1cl Jan 5, 1918 Corp Nov 2, 1918 | n/a | n/a | None | 4-Jun-20 | 0 |
| Stewart, Loyd | Spruce Pine | 13-Jun-18 | Naval Opering Base Norfolk, Va | Seaman 2 class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 1-Jan-19 | 0 |
| Thomas, Dewitt | Lunday | 2-Apr-15 | Hq 631 Aero Sq Mitchel Fld LI NY | Pvt 1cl Aug 3, 1916 Corp April 26, 1917 Pvt March 22, 1918 Pvt 1cl Oct 27, 1918 | Picardy; Aisne-Marne; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne | Aug 7, 1917 - June 1, 1919 | None | 2-Sep-20 | 0 |
| Troutman, Frank | Ewart | 8-Feb-16 | Bkry Co 313 QMC | Pvt 1cl March 24, 1916 Corp Oct 16, 1917 Sgt May 11, 1918 | n/a | July 31, 1918 - June 20, 1919 | None | 3-Sep-20 | 0 |
| Troutman, Lace | Magnetic City | 9-Jan-15 | Btry C 42 Arty CAC | Pvt 1cl Aug 10, 1916 Ck June 19, 1917 | n/a | Aug 18, 1917 - Feb 18, 1919 | None | June 23, 1919 to reenlist | 0 |
| Vaughn, Houston | Altapass | 21-May-17 | Co G 6 Inf | Pvt 1cl June 23, 1917 Corp Sept 6, 1917 Sgt March 22, 1919 | n/a | April 9, 1918 - July 22, 1919 | Severely - Oct 14, 1918 | 29-Jul-19 | 0 |
| Vaughn, William | Altapass | 21-May-17 | Co G 6 Inf | Sgt | n/a | April 9, 1918 - April 29, 1919 | Severely - Oct 15, 1918 | ||
| Warrick, Boyd | Relief | 8-Jul-18 | Co A 5th Inf | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 31-Mar-19 | 0 |
| Webb, Charles | Bakersville | 25-Sep-14 | Hdq Co 22 Inf | Sup Sgt Nov 1, 1916 | n/a | n/a | None | April 7, 1919 for reenlist | 0 |
| Willis, Clayton | Penland | 30-Jul-17 | Co E 387 Inf | Corp Oct 17, 1917 Sgt April 3, 1918 Bn Sgt Maj Dec 5, 1918 | n/a | April 16, 1918 - Sept 10, 1918 | None | 10-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Willis, Jesse | Estatoe | 7-Sep-13 | Co A 6 MP | Corp June 21, 1917 Pvt Oct 16, 1917 Corp Nov 6, 1917 Stable Sgt June 20, 1918 Sgt 1cl June 20, 1918 Stable Sgt Nov 1, 1918 | n/a | July 7, 1918 - June 11, 1919 | None | June 19, 1919 to reenlist | 0 |
| Willis, Ralph | Spruce Pine | Jan 23, 1918 - Prior service Sept 18, 1918 to Jan 23, 1918 | Btry F Casual DetSig Corps | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 9-Jan-19 | 0 |
| Willis, Thomas | Penland | Nov 17, 1913 - Furloughed to RA Reserves March 1919 | Btry F 81 FA | Pvt 1cl May 21, 1917 Sgt June 21, 1917 Corp Nov 6, 1917 Sgt Aug 3, 1918 | n/a | Nov 1, 1918 - Jan 18, 1919 | None | 9-Sep-20 | 0 |
| Wilson, Frank | Bakersville | 12-Jan-18 | Section No 1 5th Naval District Baltimore, MD | Seaman 2 Class | n/a | n/a | None listed | 2-Oct-19 | 0 |
| Wiseman, William | Spruce Pine | 23-Apr-17 | USS Kentucky USS Triton | Chief Electrician - Radio | n/a | n/a | None listed | 11-Sep-19 | 0 |
| Woody, Lyda | Green Mountain | 15-Jan-18 | Med Enl Res C - Never called to active duty | Pvt | n/a | n/a | None | 18-Sep-19 | 0 |
| Wyatt, Cloyd (clyde) | Spruce Pine | 27-Dec-15 | Inf Repl & Tng Troops Camp Grant, Ill | Pvt 1cl Nov 24, 1916 Cook June 1, 1917 Corp July 23, 1917 Sgt Jan 24, 1918 Sup Sgt Nov 18, 1919 | n/a | n/a | None | Dec 29, 1919 to reenlist | 0 |
| Wyatt, John | Spruce Pine | 12-Jan-14 | USS Rhode Island | Chief Yeoman | n/a | n/a | None listed | 14-Dec-18 | 0 |
| Yelton, Edwin | Forbes | 23-Jan-17 | 152 Dep Brig | Pvt 1cl Sept 1, 1918 | n/a | June 14, 1917 - April 9, 1919 | None | 8-Sep-20 | 0 |