Richmond County Soldiers
Mrs. J.J. Bennett received a letter Wednesday from David C. McNeill written Nov. 16th. He said his regiment and part of his division went into action at 9 a.m. Nov. 9th but he came out without a scratch.
Mrs. Lula Allred a few days ago received the following wire from the War Department: “Regret to inform you that Ernest J. Allred of Machine Gun Battalion is reported missing on Nov. 9th.” Allred is from Norman and was in Co. D, 318th M.G. Bn.
Lt. James A. Lockhart, a well known attorney at Wadesboro who attended the first officers training school at Oglethorpe last year, and who several months ago was wounded in France, passed the city last Friday in route to an army hospital at Atlanta.
Willie M. Fowlkes came last Saturday for a week’s stay here. He is pharmacist made on the Receiving Ship Norfolk. He will return Saturday. Hunter McQuire Fowlkes was a few weeks ago transferred from Washington to the Base Hospital at Camp Taylor, Ky., where he is engaged in microscopical work in the laboratory.
R.B. Black was in receipt of a letter Wednesday from F.L. Pickett, dated Nov. 4th. Mr. Pickett is in the Y.M.C.A. service with the forces overseas, and his duties have kept him near the firing line and in contact with the troops from New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania. His address is “12 Rue d’Aguesseau, Paris, France.
Jim McKenzie was given his honorable discharge from Camp Sevier last week, and Monday began work in the freight office of the Seaboard here. Jim was in the “124” sent to camp May 25th, the majority of whom were later sent across in the 81st division. Jim was kept at Sevier as book-keeper in a labor battalion canteen.
On Tuesday of last week five aeroplanes passed over Rockingham en route from Langley Field, Va., to Camp Jackson. Near Ghesterfield, S.C., one of the machines suffered a fall from a low altitude. The mechanic in the machine with the pilot suffered a broken arm in the fall. The remaining machines returned to Langley Field on Thursday of last week.
W.T. Morse, Route 5, Saturday received a wire from the War Department stating that his son, John S. Morse, had been severely wounded in action Nov. 11th. Young Morse was one of the 124 sent to camp May 25th, and was in Co. I, 322nd Infantry, 61st division. His father received a letter this week dated Nov. 16th saying he had been shot through the shoulder by a bullet but was getting on o.k.
As stated in last week’s Post-Dispatch, this division was divided, and a part of it participated in the heavy fighting about 15 miles from Verdun on Nov. 9, 10 and 11. A part of this division was based at Somme Dieux, and a part 100 miles distant at Is-sur-Tille.
A letter from William Dockery says he is preparing his tackle for fishing in the Rhine.
James L. Little returned Tuesday from Camp Greene, having his honorable discharge.
Lt. John Q. Baldwin arrived here this morning to visit his father, Mr. W.W. Baldwin.
Lt. Victor Pegues was Saturday transferred from the tank camp at Raleigh to Camp Greene.
Furman Tudor’s condition at Ft. Sill, Okla., Wednesday was reported as being much improved. He has had pneumonia.
J.M. Billingsley writes that Lonnie P. Billingsley’s address is “Detachment A., O.R.D., St’d, Guage, R.R. Shops, Overseas.”
W.M. Everette Jr. this week completed the officers training course at Camp Taylor, Ky., and will arrive home either tonight or Friday morning.
J.A. Hall returned Tuesday from Camp Leach, D.C., where he was a mechanical instructor. He entered the service in August, and has now his honorable discharge.
Thomas Jefferson Capel returned to his home in Steele’s township Sunday from Camp Jackson, whither he was sent Aug. 27th in the increment of 20. He has been honorably discharged.
J.F. Platt Dec. 7th received a Red Cross card stating that his step-son, James Thomas Lovin, had landed safely across. Young Lovin was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., July 22nd in the increment of six.
Mr. W.E. Harrison Wednesday received a wire from Mrs. Bruce Benton at Mansfield, La., stating that Mr. Benton would sail from France Dec. 21st for the States. This will be good news to his host of friends.
Grady Capel and Paul Bennett returned Tuesday from the Atlanta Dental College where they were members of the S.A.T.C. Bennett will return after Christmas. Both have been honorably discharged with the disbandment of the S.A.T.C.
The following boys from the county returned this week from S.A.T.C. at State A. & E., being honorably discharged: James Garrett, William Ellerbe, Lee Thrower, Carl Hicks, and William Little Steele Jr. Steele expects to return to the A. & E. after Christmas, but we do not know the other boys’ intentions.
Wires received from the War Department: on Dec. 3rd that Charlie Dunlap was wounded about July 28th; on the 5th that Alonzo Ellerbe had been missing in action since Nov. 10; on Dec. 9th that James Pressley had been wounded about Sept. 19th and that James R. Currie was wounded Nov. 10th.
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