4 North Carolinians KIA, 13 More Wounded Severely, Oct. 4, 1918 Casualty List

“17 N.C. Men Among Losses,” from The Commonwealth, Scotland Neck, N.C., Oct. 4, 1918

Washington, Oct. 4—Included in the names of 973 men in the three casualty lists released today by the army and navy appear 17 of North Carolina’s men, as follows:

Killed in Action

Lieut. Thomas J. Bullock of Wilmington

Private Leslie Walston of Stantonsburg

Pvt. Sam Shirley of Walstonburg

Pvt. William C Bradshaw of Salisbury

Wounded Severely

Sergt. Eugene A. Hessee of Durham

Sergt. Gilbert B. White of Trinity

Corp. Thomas T. Hamilton of Etowab

Corp. Alph D.K. Wallace of Ruth

Pvt. James H. Medlin of Moncure

Pvt. Ben Oakley of Sandy Ridge

Pvt. Jesse E. Van Dyke of Cherryville

Pvt. Ernest N White of Hertford

Pvt. Wiley Summer of Conway

Pvt. Millard E. Forbes of Ahoskie

Pvt. Coy Hinson of Lansing

Pvt. Herman E Higgins of Smithfield

Pvt. Stuart F. Spivey of Tabor.

The total losses show that 104 men will killed in action, 172 missing in action, 583 wounded severely, 69 died of wounds, 1 died of an aeroplane accident, 6 died of accident and other causes, 24 died of disease, 12 wounded to a degree undetermined, and 2 slightly wounded.