Lt. Culbreth, Pvts. Mattis, Riddle, Walters Killed in France, 1918

“Today’s Casualty List,” from the Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 7, 1918. The Record was a daily, but like many small daily newspapers of its time, it did not publish on Sundays.

Washington, Oct. 7—Total number of casualties, including those announced Sunday but not those announced today, were 40,671. In the number 7,990 were killed in action, including 291 who were lost at sea; 2,586 died of wounds, 1,992 died of disease, 960 died of accident and other causes, 21,922 were wounded in action, 5,221 were missing in action, including prisoners.

The two lists issued today contained a total of 744 names and Sunday’s list contained 761 names. The following are reported from North Carolina:

Killed In Action

Lieut. Daniel C Culbreth of Thomasville

Pvt. Fred Mattis of Parish

Died of Wounds

Pvt. Charles C. Riddle of Candor

Pvt. Clarence L. Waters of Cherryville

Wounded Severely

Corp. Marshal L. Parsons of Norwood

Corp. Isaac C. Phillips of Bear Creek, Chatham county

Mechanic Walter C. Fitzgerald of Thomasville

Pvt. Gilbert E. Swindell of Thomasville

Pvt. Hobert M. Flynn of Winston-Salem

Pvt. Robert J. Hensleyi of Neilsville

Pvt. Jesse D. Watson of Loray Substation, Gastonia

Pvt. William A. Brown of Robersonville

Pvt. John F. Hiatt of Thomasville

Pvt. Willie F. Croker of Asheboro

Missing In Action

Pvt. William H. Leonard of Marshville

Jesse D. Grisdale of North Charlotte

John E Wood of Sandy Ridge

Bennet Cornelius of Thomasville

Haymore Westmoreland of Thomasville

Walter L. Smith of Winston-Salem

Roscoe Brooks of East Durham

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