Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921

Predominant Dates:1919

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-182

Primary Creator: Virginia War History Commission (1919-1928)

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Questionnaires are divided by sex and race, and within these categories are arranged alphabetically by surname. Questionnaires from churches and schools are arranged within their respective categories in alphabetical order. Reports from various local organizations and other miscellaneous materials are arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 01/00/1968

Subjects: Naval Station Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Organizations, Schools, World War, 1914-1918

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Government records, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Photographs, Postcards, Questionnaires, Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Questionnaires completed by servicemembers and nurses who served during World War I from Norfolk, Virginia. Individual questionnaires ask for servicemembers' personal information, military service information, and thoughts and feelings about their service during the War. Questionnaires filled out by local churches and schools include statistical information and data on activities relating to financial contributions, general feelings, and patriotic activities implemented during the War. This collection also contains letters, reports, photographs, newsletters, and one 1919 map of the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Naval Station Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Organizations
Schools
World War, 1914-1918

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. S. H. Ferebee by donation

Related Materials: Virginia War History Commission Records, Library of Virginia. For more information please see http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00958.xml.

Preferred Citation: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, MSS 0000-182, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 5: Questionnaires, White: Gr - J

Folder 1: Graham, William Franklin, 1920 June 19

Born: 1896 February 18.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Photograph included.

Folder 2: Grant, Albert W.

No questionnaire.

Folder 3: Grant, Charles Sharp, 1919 December 13

Born: 1888 December 20.

Served in the National Army, 5th Company, 80th Division.

Folder 4: Grant, Henry Colles, 1920 June 21

Born: 1881 June 28.

Served in the Army.

Folder 5: Graves, Lester Rose, 1919 August 1

Born: 1888 November 10.

Served in the National Army, Battery B, 314th field artillery, 80th Division.

Folder 6: Gray, Walter Scott, 1920 January 1

Born: 1897 November 3.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 7: Greene, Francis Henry

Born: 1890 July 30.

Served in the National Guard, Company G, 4th Virginia Infantry, 29th Division.

Folder 8: Grey, James Willard, 1919 August 20

Born: 1895 November 21.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 9: Griffin, John Cornelius, 1919 August 21

Born: 1891 November 2.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 1st Virginia Field Artillery.

Folder 10: Griggs, William Jennings, 1919 September 15

Born: 1898 September 28.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 11: Gross, Edward, 1919 August 20

Born: 1890 June 8.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 12: Gross, Michael, 1920 June 28

Born: 1895 May 21.

Served in the Army, Company 4.

Folder 13: Guy, Frank Leigh, 1919 May 29

Born: 1888 August 6.

Served in the National Guard, Company D, 116th Infantry, 29th Division.

Folder 14: Guy, Lafayette Purnell, 1920 July 18

Born: 1880 November 20.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 15: Gwathmey, Lomax, 1919 August 22

Born: 1869 November 5.

Folder 16: Gwathmey, William Watts, Jr., 1919 December 20

Born: 1889 January 18.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 309th Regiment, 84th Division.

Folder 17: Gwynn, Walter Ennis

Born: 1889 March 11.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Regiment, 29th Division.

Folder 18: Haines, Charles Owens, Jr., 1919 October 31

Born: 1900 May 4.

Served in Company 448, Battery C.

Folder 19: Haines, Henry Stevens, 1919 August 25

Born: 1890 October 31.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve.

Folder 20: Hall, Arthur Edmond, 1919 August 26

Born: 1898 April 19.

Served in the National Guard.

Folder 21: Hall, Walter Hurvey, Jr.

Born: 1893 October 19.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 22: Halstead, Arthur

Born: 1883 June 12.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 23: Halstead, Theophilus Stembel, 1920 July 19

Born: 1890 January 3.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 24: Hardt, Emil R., 1920 July 17

Born: 1895 May 14.

Served in the National Army, 318th Infantry.

Folder 25: Harrell, Bryant Eugene, 1920 June 25

Born: 1886 November 14

Served in the National Army, 156th Depot Brigade

Folder 26: Harrell, Charles Adair, 1919 September 11

Born: 1893 August 1.

Served in the National Army, Headquarter Company, 323rd Regiment, 87th Division. Photograph included.

Folder 27: Harrell, Henry Lewis, 1920 November 24

Born: 1896 December 18.

Served in the National Guard, Company K, 116th Infantry, 29th Division.

Folder 28: Harris, John Pelham, 1920 June 26

Born: 1895 November 20.

Served in the National Army, Battery B, 314th field artillery, 80th Division.

Folder 29: Hart, Charles Hardy, 1920 July 1

Born: 1888 May 15.

Served in the National Guard, Company G, 4th Virginia Infantry. Photograph included.

Folder 30: Harvey, Roland Hilary, 1920 May

Born: 1901 April 8.

British volunteer, Company E, 5th Brigade.

Folder 31: Hasler, Arthur Reginald, 1920 July 19

Born: 1896 April 3.

Served in the National Guard, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 32: Hatch, Harlod Franklin

Folder 33: Hayden, Alfred Dorr

Born: 1894 April 4.

Served in the Army, Company B, 17th Infantry.

Folder 34: Hayes, Bernard Ashton

Born: 1890 November 8.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 35: Haywood, Ira William, 1920 July 9

Born: 1893 August 11.

Served in the Naval Reserve. Three photographs included.

Folder 36: Heatherton, William James

Folder 37: Heller, Sam Ries, 1919 August 18

Born: 1890 October 1.

Served in the Army.

Folder 38: Henley, Joseph Edward, 1919 September 18

Born: 1889 July 31.

Served in the National Army, 26th Company, 7th Training Battalion.

Folder 39: Hennelly, James Hannan, 1920 January 23

Born: 1896 December 17.

Served in the Army. Additional information included.

Folder 40: Herbert, William Ray

Born: 1898 January 25.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 41: Hibbs, John Aden, 1918 August 27

Born: 1890 August 30.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 42: Hickey, James Senter, 1920 June 27

Born: 1883 January 28.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 43: Hilton, James G.

No questionnaire.

Folder 44: Hines, LeRoy Okeson, 1920 May 25

Born: 1883 December 19.

Served in the National Army, Company E, 33rd Engineers.

Additional information included.

Folder 45: Hitch, Rives Chappelle Wells, 1920 July 24

Born: 1894 August 13.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 46: Hobeck, John William

Born: 1884 November 29.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 47: Hobson, Harvey

Born: 1899 January 25.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Field Artillery.

Folder 48: Hodges, Fairfield H.

Folder 49: Hodges, Jesse Raymond, 1920 June 25

Born: 1895 October 29.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 50: Hogg, William Besher, 1920 August 27

Born: 1887 February 1.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 51: Hogwood, George Percy

Born: 1894 September 9.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 52: Holland, William Everett

Born: 1893 June 1.

Served in the Marine Corps. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division.

Folder 53: Holloway, Frank Arlington, 1920 July 22

Born: 1890 November 13.

Served in the National Guard, Company C, 116th Infantry, 29th Division. Photograph included.

Folder 54: Hollowell, William Ruffas, 1919 May 28

Born: 1894 September 23.

Served in the National Guard, Company A, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 55: Holman, L. A.

No questionnaire.

Folder 56: Hope, Charles Edward, 1919 September 16

Born: 1891 March 25.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 57: Hopkins, Edwin Cornelius, Jr., 1919 August 30

Born: 1898 February 3.

Served in the National Army, Company C.

Folder 58: Horton, Clarence Eley

Born: 1899 September 21.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 59: Huffaker, Norman Lee, 1920 July 19

Born: 1892 April 27.

Served in the National Guard, Company E, 108th Engineers, 33rd Division.

Folder 60: Hull, Daniel Streeter, 1919 August 23

Born: 1887 August 24.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Division.

Folder 61: Hunley, Clarence Russell

Born: 1896 October 11.

Folder 62: Hunter, Charles Grandy, 1919 September 10

Born: 1881 July 30.

Served in the R. O. T. C.

Folder 63: Hunter, James Wilson, Jr., 1919 December 29

Born: 1878 April 30.

Served in the Army.

Folder 64: Hunter, Robert Lee, 1920 July 8

Born: 1889 July 31.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 65: Hurwitz, Oscar

Born: 1887 March 10.

Served in 312th Artillery, Company B, 80th Division.

Folder 66: Hurwitz, Philip

Born: 1893 January 15.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 313th Regiment, 79th Division.

Folder 67: Jackson, Amos Foster, 1919 August 18

Born: 1879 November 20.

Served in the National Army, Company D, 11th Regiment.

Folder 68: Jackson, Cecil Earl

Born: 1891 October 4.

Folder 69: Jacob, George Richard, 1919 October 17

Born: 1900 September 10.

Served in the National Army, Company D.

Folder 70: Jarvis, Eugene Randolph

Born: 1894 March 17.

Served in the Naval Auxiliary.

Folder 71: Jarvis, Walter Blevins, 1920 July 26

Born: 1891 June 20.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 72: Jenkins, John Summerfield, Jr., 1920 January 4

Born: 1895 November 17.

Served in the R. O. T. C.

Folder 73: Jenkins, William McKenzie, 1919 December 12

Born: 1900 April 17.

Served in Coast Artillery, Company D.

Folder 74: Jett, Lewis Archie, 1920 August 25

Born: 1887 December 30.

Served in the Army.

Folder 75: Jett, Thomas Price, 1920 May 5

Born: 1890 March 30.

Served in the National Army, Company D, 305th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 76: Johnson, Garfield Francis

Born: 1883 June 4.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 77: Johnson, Howard Lonnie

Born: 1896 November 25.

Served in the Army, Company D, 19th Infantry.

Folder 78: Johnson, James Allen, 1919 August 26

Born: 1895 October 2.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 2nd Regiment.

Folder 79: Johnson, James C.

No questionnaire.

Folder 80: Johnson, John

Born: 1867 January 21.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Additional information included.

Folder 81: Johnston, Thomas Joseph, 1919 September 14

Born: 1897 October 11.

Served in National Guard, 1st Virginia Ambulance Company.

Folder 82: Jones, Arthur Percy, 1920 September 14

Born: 1883 August 18.

Served in the Army, 301st Regiment. Photograph and additional information included.

Folder 83: Jones, Francis Marion, 1918 August 28

Born: 1894 December 29.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 84: Jones, James Boisseau, 1919 October 28

Born: 1883 March 15.

Served in the National Guard, Company E, 116th Infantry, 29th Division.

Folder 85: Jones, James Edwin

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 86: Jones, Kenneth Swank, 1920 April 1

Born: 1888 February 18.

Served in the Army, Company D, 1st Engineers, 1st Division.

Folder 87: Jones, Marvin Stamper, 1919 August 20

Born: 1894 May 17.

Served in the National Guard, Company B, 112th Machine Gun Battalion, 29th Division.

Folder 88: Jones, Thomas Ralph, 1920 January 9

Born: 1884 January 5.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 89: Jones, William Carleton, 1920 July 17

Born: 1889 September 6.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Division.

Folder 90: Jones, William Garland, 1919 September 4

Born: 1896 July 17.

Served in R. O. T. C., Battery D, 314th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 91: Jordan, Grover Phonso

Born: 1890 November 17.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 92: Jordan, Isham Littleton, 1919 September 1

Born: 1893 June 10.

Served in the Army.

Folder 93: Jordan, Lunsford McKenny, 1920 August 30

Born: 1890 July 20.

Served in the National Army, 317th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 94: Joseph, Charles Leonard

Born: 1895 July 18.

Served in the National Army, Battery B, 8th Regiment, 84th Division.

Folder 95: Joyner, Raymond Saunders

Born: 1901 July 25.

Served in the 66th Company, 5th Regiment, 2nd Division.

Folder 96: Joynes, Lloyd Walter, 1919 May 29

Born: 1893 February 5.

Served in the National Guard, Company H, 4th Virginia Infantry.