DOB/DOD: August 28, 1894 (Chincoteague, VA) – October 16, 1918; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Daisy Belle Houlse Holston (1895-1953) on August 9, 1916, in NorwalkCHILDREN: One son, Earl Holston, was born September 7, 1916, and died January 31, 1977, in East NorwalkLOCAL ADDRESS: 12 Fairfield Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: Entered the service from Chattanooga, VirginiaSERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “PRIVATE ANSLEY HAVENS HOLSTON; U.S. ARMY”
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CORPORAL ARTHUR HAYES; U.K. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 1, 1884 (Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK) – July 8, 1916; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Lived/Boarded at 95 Ward Street, NorwalkUNIT: 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, (Notts & Derby) Regiment (U.K) FAMILY: Born to William H. (1857-1934) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Good Hayes (1860-1938) of 10 Willoughby Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK. Two brothers, George (1882-1937)Continue reading “CORPORAL ARTHUR HAYES; U.K. ARMY”
PRIVATE WALTER KENNETH HALL; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 17, 1896 (Norwalk, CT) – January 9, 1918; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 10 Elm Grove, NorwalkUNIT: Motor Transport Company, 11th Quartermaster Corps FAMILY: Born to Walter Hall (1862-1906) and Anna Hall (1868-1967). One sister, Alice (1893-1974). Three brothers, Albert (1895-1966), Ray (1898-1958), and John (1902-1983). CIRCUMSTANCES: He contracted dysentery and diedContinue reading “PRIVATE WALTER KENNETH HALL; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE ROBERT SLYBUN HALL; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 26, 1898 (Bridgeport, CT) – October 24, 1918; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 11 ½ North Main Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 24, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 1056463UNIT: Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment FAMILY: Next of kin was Mrs. Mary “Mae” Hall Goulding (1880-1950), an aunt of 300 Carroll Avenue, Bridgeport. She had two brothers,Continue reading “PRIVATE ROBERT SLYBUN HALL; U.S. ARMY”
CHIEF MACHINIST’S MATE WILLIS MARTIN GOODROW; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: January 15, 1890 (Waterbury, CT) – January 13, 1918; 27 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 4 South Main Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: March 22, 1915SERVICE NUMBER: 1759675SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS RowanSTATUS: Buried at sea FAMILY: Born to Joseph Goodrow (1859-1923) and Caroline “Carrie” Parry Goodrow (1862-1930). Three sisters, Louisa Partiss Goodrow (1879-1964), Clara (1881-1953), andContinue reading “CHIEF MACHINIST’S MATE WILLIS MARTIN GOODROW; U.S. NAVY”
PRIVATE PETER TRAVERS CARROLL GOLDSTEIN; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 21, 1893 (Brooklyn, NY) – June 15, 1918; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Perry Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 8, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 154849UNIT: Company C, 1st Engineers FAMILY: Born to Otto Goldstein (1862-1922) and Rose M. Goldstein (1866-1934). Four brothers Otto (1886-1955), Frank (1890-1953), Frederick (1896-1975), and William (1890-1940). Two sisters, Carrie Goldstein PetersContinue reading “PRIVATE PETER TRAVERS CARROLL GOLDSTEIN; U.S. ARMY”
SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANK CHAUNCEY GODFREY; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 13, 1881 (Stratford, CT) – August 30, 1918; 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 8 Warren Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: Enlisted in Connecticut National Guard on June 16, 1917; had prior service 1903-1906SERVICE NUMBER: No Army service numberUNIT: 128th Infantry Regiment but 32nd Infantry Division, at the time of his death; at the start ofContinue reading “SECOND LIEUTENANT FRANK CHAUNCEY GODFREY; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FRANK HIGGINS FERRIS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 15, 1894 (Norwalk, CT) – October 5, 1918; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 168 Flax Hill Road, NorwalkENLISTMENT: July 23, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 3735253UNIT: Company E, 63rd Infantry Regiment FAMILY: Born to Frank N. Ferris (1860-1918) and Evalina Corbett Ferris (1862-1932). Three brothers, David (1888-1908), William (1890-1962), and Horace (1892-1970). CIRCUMSTANCES: Died ofContinue reading “PRIVATE FRANK HIGGINS FERRIS; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL GILBERT BEITH DYMOCK; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 16, 1896 (Montreal, Canada) – November 15, 1918; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Lived in Tenafly, NJ, when he entered service; mother, Julia Dymock, lived in South NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 18, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 1211479UNIT: Company K, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to John Dymock (1871-1918) and Julia Dymock (1874-1949), bothContinue reading “CORPORAL GILBERT BEITH DYMOCK; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE CHARLES REGINALD DAVENPORT; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 20, 1898 (Newark, NJ) – April 20, 1918; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 42 South Main Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 21, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 64387UNIT: Company D, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to an unknown father from New Jersey and Cornelia Ernst Cameron, then Devine (1868-?). One brother, Ormond C.Continue reading “PRIVATE CHARLES REGINALD DAVENPORT; U.S. ARMY”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 