ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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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).


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