53024_0364

County - e.g., Haywood County (Tenn.) If no county is listed at top of card, use county of the place they entered service. If that is out of state, use the birth county.: Warren County (Tenn.)

Name in full (Last name, First name Middle name, e.g., York, Alvin C.): Black, William E.

Date of birth - Year Month Day - e.g., 1895 November 2: 1887 December 26

Where born, Town (if any), and County and State - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Warren County (Tenn.)

Name of parents - separate with semicolons ; (Last name, First name Middle name): Black, A. C.; Black, E. H.

Place of their birth - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): A. C. Black: White County (Tenn.); E. H. Black: Warren County (Tenn.)

Name of nearest kin (Last name, First name Middle name): Black, Gorden L.

Date of entering service - Year Month Day - e.g., 1917 May 11: 1917 October 9

Place of entering service e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Winchester (Tenn.)

Branch of service (Army, Navy, Marines) E.g., Infantry or Artillery is Army.: Army

Company: L

Regiment: 117th

Division: 30

Rank when first in service: Pvt (Private)

Date of sailing: 1918 January 27

Date of arrival in Europe: 1918 February 5

Battles: St. Mihiel offensive from 9/12/18 to 9/16/18, Meuse Argone [sic] offensive 9/26/18 to 11/11/18

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