Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Alamance County Soldier Boys Who Were Home for Christmas, Dec. 26, 1918

From The Alamance Gleaner, Graham, N.C., Dec. 26, 1918

Soldier Boys Home for Christmas

Honnie Shields, discharged, from Camp Jackson

Jim Flintom, discharged, from Camp Jackson

Willie Woods, discharged, from Camp Mills

Sergt. Glosson, discharged from Camp Sevier

Lieut. Jerry Bason, near Swepsonville, discharged, from Camp Hancock

Lieut. Chas. Menefee, discharged, from Camp Wadsworth

Lieut. Thos. J. Reavis Jr., discharged, from Camp Wadsworth

Jim McPherson, discharged from Camp Jackson

Sergt. Thos. Vaughn, on furlough, 48th Infantry, from Norfolk

Sergt. Will Trollinger, on furlough, from Fort Ethan Allen

Leo D. Moon, on furlough. Landed from France on Thursday and reached Graham Christmas day. On September 29 he was wounded three times in the right arm and once in the left leg. He will return to Camp Upton for his discharge. He has a walking stick that he took from a German officer.

Ensign William Menefee, aviator, on furlough from Brooklyn Yards

Lieut. Daniel Bell, furlough, from Camp Upton.

Womack McBane, Medical Mate, on furlough. He was on the George Washington in which President Wilson sailed. He did not go over when the president went.

“Dutch” Clapp, on furlough, from U.S. Receiving Ship at Hampton Roads.

A.A. Riddle on furlough, U.S. Navy, is spending the holidays here with his wife and baby at Mr. J. Dolph Long’s.

Sergt. Harder Long, colored, is home on a furlough from Camp Jackson.

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