MILITARY
World War I: Gold Star Records
Hampton, Oscar
Date of Birth: 5 December 1890
Birthplace: Port Oak, Roane County, TN
Occupation: Miner Married: Yes
Parents: Wash & Rebecca Hampton
Nearest Relative: Rebecca Hampton, Rockwood, TN (Mother)
Entered Service: 28 June 1917, Rockwood, TN
Training: Camp Sevier, Greenville, SC
Branch: Army Infantry Rank: Private
Company: Hq. Regiment: 119th Division: 30th
Date of Sailing: 13 May 1918
Date of Arrival in Europe: 28 May 1918
Date & Location of Death: 30 October 1918, France
Cause of Death: Effects of Being Gassed
Burial: France, Grave #B14755. Buried for the last time in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.
Source: "Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1918-1924, online database (http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm : accessed 8 June 2018).
Newman, Ralph Bartlett
Date of Birth: 25 January 1895
Birthplace: Harriman, Roane County, TN
Occupation: Taxi Driver Married: Yes
Parents: Geo. A. Newman & Signora G. Newman
Nearest Relative: G. A. Newman, Harriman, TN
Entered Service: 26 June 1918, Harriman, TN
Training: Camp Gordon, GA; Camp Johnston, FL
Branch: Army Advance Animal Trans. Dep.
Rank: Private Company: I Regiment: Sect. B
Date of Sailing: 2 September 1918 Date of Arrival in Europe: September 1918
Date & Location of Death: 27 February 1919, France
Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: Reburied at Harriman, TN, 6 November 1920
Source: "Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1918-1924, online database (http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm : accessed 8 June 2018).
Stegall, Clifford Thomas
Date of Birth: 21 March 1898
Birthplace: Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN
Occupation: Drug Clerk Married: No
Parents: Edward A. West & Gipsie West
Nearest Relative: Mrs. E. A. West, Oliver Springs, TN
Entered Service: April 1917, Knoxville, TN
Training: Fort Thomas & Texas Border
Branch: Army Infantry Rank: Private
Company: E Regiment: 16th Division: 1st
Date of Sailing: June 1917 Date of Arrival in Europe: June 1917
Date & Location of Death: 19 July 1918, Soissons, France
Cause of Death: Killed in Action
Burial: Reburied at Oliver Springs, TN, 17 April 1921
Source: "Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1918-1924, online database (http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm : accessed 8 June 2018).
West, George Edward A.
Date of Birth: 21 March 1898
Birthplace: Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN
Occupation: Drug Clerk Married: No
Parents: Edward A. West & Gipsie West
Nearest Relative: Mrs. E. A. West, Oliver Springs, TN
Entered Service: April 1917, Knoxville, TN
Training: Fort Thomas & Texas Border
Branch: Army Infantry Rank: Private
Company: E Regiment: 16th Division: 1st
Date of Sailing: June 1917 Date of Arrival in Europe: June 1917
Date & Location of Death: 19 July 1918, Soissons, France
Cause of Death: Killed in Action
Burial: Reburied at Oliver Springs, TN, 17 April 1921
Source: "Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1918-1924, online database (http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm : accessed 8 June 2018).