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Sunday, October 7, 2018

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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