World War I Veterans

The following are veterans of World War I. We welcome more entries. If you want to add a deceased World War I Veteran to the site, please email with any information about the veteran. If at all possible, let us know in which cemetery, county, and state the person is buried. You may include biographical data, a photograph, tombstone photograph, obituary, or another other information you wish to add.

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Arkansas: Pope County

Matthews, Roy
31 July 1898 14 August 1954
Arkansas Corporal 87 PW Escort Company Air Support Command World War I
Mr. Matthews is buried in Atkins City Cemetery, Pope County, Arkansas. 1

Arkansas: Saline County

Bailey, Luther Earl
24 June 1892 - 3 March 1978
Seaman Second Class US Navy World War I
Mr. Bailey is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas.

Bailey, Robert Rex
20 August 1896 - 11 May 1959
Arkansas Private 261 PW Escort Company ASC World War I
Mr. Bailey is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas.

Ballard, Bill E.
16 November 1893 - 7 September 1973
Arkansas Private US Army World War I
Mr. Ballard is buried in McPherson Cemetery (Salt Creek Road), Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Bolt, James W.
3 April 1886 - 20 June 1972
Arkansas Wagoner US Army
Mr. Bolt is buried in Peeler Bend Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Burks, James L.
13 February 1894 - 24 March 1949
Private US Army World War I
Mr. Burks is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Caldwell, Osmond Cylvester "Doc"
21 December 1891 - 11 October 1981
Osmond C. Caldwell entered the service 14 June 1918 from Wolf City, Texas, showing a residence of Blocher, Saline County, and have being born in Yell County, Arkansas. 2
Mr. Caldwell is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whitter, Los Angeles County, California. 1

Carpenter, Audie
18 January 1892 - 5 November 1961
Arkansas Private 43 Company 20 Engineers Forestry World War I
Mr. Carpenter is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Carpenter, Leonard E.
8 August 1893 - 2 March 1967
Arkansas Private 49 Company 20 Engineers World War I
Mr. Carpenter is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Curtis, Virgil L.
8 May 1896 - 21 June 1966
Arkansas Private Company H 330 Infantry World War I
Mr. Curtis is buried in Bolin Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Dawson, Edward
15 February 1887 - 26 November 1970
Tennessee Private Evacuation Hospital 3 World War I
Mr. Dawson is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas.

Dunavant, Robert F.
10 July 1883 - 31 May 1949
Arkansas Private 86 Infantry 18 Division World War I
Mr. Dunavant is buried in James Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Fenner, Thomas D.
31 March 1894 - 1 January 1974
Arkansas Private First Class US Army World War I
Mr. Fenner is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Fooks, Ray Doyle
28 February 1899 - 27 June 1975
US Navy World War I and World War II
Mr. Fooks is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Fowler, John W.
8 May 1892 - 28 May 1972
A resident of Paron, he entered the service in Benton on 4 September 1917. 3
Arkansas Private 156 Ambulance Company World War I
Mr. Fowler is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Fowler, Junie
November 9, 1896 - September 29, 1971
A resident of Alexander, he entered the service at Camp Pike on 15 April 1918. 3
Arkansas Private 317 Veterinary Corps World War I
Mr. Fowler is buried in Moore Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Franks, Barney F.
15 October 1897 - 15 July 1961
Arkansas Private First class Battery D 142 Field Artillery World War I
Mr. Franks is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Gibson, Joseph L.
9 December 1890 - 7 January 1963
Iowa Sergeant Company G 352 Infantry 88 Division World War I
Mr. Gibson is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Hagedorn, Lark
20 May 1887 - 3 January 1964
Arkansas Cook Headquarters Detachment 4 Recruit Battalion, 162 Depot Brigade
Mr. Hagedorn joined at Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, 27 November 1917. 4
Mr. Hagedorn is buried in Old Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Harris, Isaac H.
4 November 1893 - 15 May 1970
Arkansas private Company C 114 Engineers World War I
Mr. Harris is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Jackson, John Benjamin
17 December 1885 - 3 January 1963
Sergeant US Army World War I and World War II
Mr. Jackson is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

James, William Edward
25 January 1895 - 6 December 1979
William James entered the service 27 November 1917 from Benton, Arkansas, showing a residence of Slocomb, Saline County. 4
Private US Army World War I
Mr. James is buried in Pinecrest Memorial Park, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Johnson, Ed
18 September 1893 - 1 February 1973
Arkansas Private Company B 114 Engineers World War I
Mr. Johnson is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Johnson, Edgar Brooks
13 March 1891 - 25 March 1971
Arkansas Private 14 Company 162 Depot Brigade World War I
Mr. Johnson is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Masoner, Yotte E.
17 November 1894 - 25 March 1977
Corporal US Army World War I
Mr. Masoner is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Milks, Ernest O.
12 June 1895 - 22 June 1990
SEA US Navy World War I
Mr. Milks is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Nalley, Samuel David
27 August 1895 - 10 August 1955
Arkansas Company A 114th Regiment Engineers World War I
Mr. Nalley is buried in Hicks Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Parsons, Tom Jackson
17 April 1898 - 14 January 1981
US Army World War I
Mr. Parsons is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Peeler, Sherwood
15 September 1889 - 4 July 1966
Arkansas Private Company D 162 Depot Brigade World War I
Mr. Peeler is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Radican, Clyde J.
16 February 1895 - 12 April 1986
Private US Army World War I
Mr. Radican is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Ramsey, George B.
4 August 1891 - 9 October 1975
Corporal US Army World War I
Mr. Ramsey is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Richardson, Gordon "Rowdy"
29 December 1896 - 21 April 1978
Sea2 US Navy World War I
Mr. Richardson is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Rickard, Joseph Houston
15 March 1896 - 20 May 1937
Arkansas Private 314 Aux Rmt Department Quarter Master Corps
Mr. Rickard is buried in Bolin Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Sellars, Wilbur G.
3 May 1897 - 9 June 1975
US Army World War I
Mr. Sellars is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Shoppach, Charles Walter
28 December 1897 - 7 January 1962
Arkansas Seaman US Navy, World War I
Mr. Shoppach was born in either 1896 or 1897. His military marker shows 1896 while his birth and death records show 1897.
He entered the US Navy 25 April 1917 and was discharged 6 February 1919. (Tombstone photograph used with permission.)
Mr. Shoppach is buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso County, Texas. 1

Smith, Robert James, Sr.
23 March 1899 - 10 February 1989
US Army World War I
Mr. Smith is buried in Smith-Rosemont Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Taylor, Joseph Daniel
1 August 1893 - 25 September 1959
Arkansas Private 14 Company 16 Depot Brigade World War I
Mr. Taylor is buried in Bolin Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

White, Ankrum Fletcher "Ankie"
3 April 1902 - 7 January 1925
Arkansas Private Company E 30 Infantry World War I
Mr. White is buried in buried in Antioch Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

Wilson, William Franklin
9 December 1891 - 19 May 1964
Arkansas Private Army Service Corps, World War I
He is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas. 1

1 Tombstone

2 Allen, Desmond Walls. Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers; Vol. I, Surnames A-C. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, Inc., 2002.

3 Allen, Desmond Walls. Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers; Vol. II, Surnames D-G. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, Inc., 2002.

4 Allen, Desmond Walls. Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers; Vol. III, Surnames H-J. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, Inc., 2002.

5 Allen, Desmond Walls. Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers; Vol. IV, Surnames K-M. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, Inc., 2002.

6 Allen, Desmond Walls. Index to Arkansas’ World War I Soldiers; Vol. V, Surnames N-S. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, Inc., 2002.