James Earl Null Died Thursday at Camp Hancock, 1918

From the Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 29, 1918

Claremont, Oct. 29—Mr. Monroe Null received a telegram stating that his son, James Earl, died Thursday at Camp Hancock, Ga., with pneumonia following influenza. The body was brought here Sunday night on No. 35 and was buried Monday evening at Bethlehem church. He belonged to the 53^rd company of which several other Catawba members of the same company have died. The deceased was 33 years of age and leaves a wife, father, mother, sister and brother, besides a number of relatives and friends.