Georgia Military WWI Bodies Returned for Burial File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mollie Story Story942@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: June 16, 1921, pg. 7A RETURN BODIES Chronicle Bureau, Brian Bell, Mgr. Columbia, S. C., June 15. -- The bodies of forty soldiers who gave their lives for their country overseas during the war are now en route to Columbia and will be sent from here to their former homes under military escort from Camp Jackson. The soldiers are from the two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The Georgians: First Lieut. Carroll W. Deal. 160th. Inf., Tennille, Ga. Pvt. Isadore Ivey, 342nd. Labor Battalion, Warthen. Pvt. Ed Evans, 342nd. Labor Battalion, Washington. Pvt. Clarence Hurt, 539nth. Inf., Woodville. Pvt. Tommie Dudley, 305th. Labor Battalion, Wrightsville. Pvt. Burt S. O'Neal, 314th. Labor Battalion, Helena. Pvt. Lonnie L. Smith, 4th. Ammunition Train, Quitman. Pvt. Louis O. Stanford, 321st. Field Artillery, Statesboro. Pvt. Sam Kelley, 308th. Labor Battalion, Sylvania. Pvt. Benj. Webster, 314th. Labor Battalion, Townsend. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The unit numbers were typed in very small print and difficult to read. Corrections may be needed. News Article - The Augusta Chronicle, Thursday, June 16, 1921, pg. 7A RETURN BODIES Chronicle Bureau, Brian Bell, Mgr. Columbia, S. C., June 15. -- The bodies of forty soldiers who gave their lives for their country overseas during the war are now en route to Columbia and will be sent from here to their former homes under military escort from Camp Jackson. The soldiers are from the two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The Georgians: First Lieut. Carroll W. Deal. 160th. Inf., Tennille, Ga. Pvt. Isadore Ivey, 342nd. Labor Battalion, Warthen. Pvt. Ed Evans, 342nd. Labor Battalion, Washington. Pvt. Clarence Hurt, 539nth. Inf., Woodville. Pvt. Tommie Dudley, 305th. Labor Battalion, Wrightsville. Pvt. Burt S. O'Neal, 314th. Labor Battalion, Helena. Pvt. Lonnie L. Smith, 4th. Ammunition Train, Quitman. Pvt. Louis O. Stanford, 321st. Field Artillery, Statesboro. Pvt. Sam Kelley, 308th. Labor Battalion, Sylvania. Pvt. Benj. Webster, 314th. Labor Battalion, Townsend. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The unit numbers were typed in very small print and difficult to read. Corrections may be needed. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============