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 11: Questionnaires, Colored: A - G

Folder 1: Alexander, Paul Clarence, 1920 February 1

Born: 1896 April 19.

Served in the 84th Company.

Folder 2: Alexander, Paul Washington, 1920 March 7

Born: 1889 January 16.

Served in the Army, Company C, 304th Engineers. Two photographs included.

Folder 3: Anderson, John, 1920 January 19

Born: 1886 September 9.

Served in Company C, 540th Battalion.

Folder 4: Anthony, Floyd

Born: 1896 August 25.

Served in the 88th Company. Photograph included.

Folder 5: Archer, Romulus Cornelius, 1920 January 26

Born: 1890 March 11.

Served in the Army, Company D, 317th Engineers, 92nd Division.

Folder 6: Armfield, Obey Elliott, 1920 March 5

Born: 1891 June 23.

Served in the Army, Company C, 304th Regiment.

Folder 7: Armstrong, George Washington, 1919 August 28

Born: 1892 April 24.

Served in the National Army, Company D, 338th Regiment.

Folder 8: Ashford, Burnett, 1920 May 21

Born: 1896 August 28.

Served in the National Army, Company A.

Folder 9: Atkins, Archie

Additional information included.

Folder 10: Atkins, Hillery

Born: 1889 September 10.

Folder 11: Aulston, Ealey Earnest, 1920 February 5

Born: 1899 December 9.

Served in the National Army, 13th Company, 155th Depot Brigade.

Folder 12: Austin, Louis Cook

Born: 1888 March 5.

Served in Company B, 540th Engineers.

Folder 13: Bailey, Clarence Carlyle, 1919 October 22

Born: 1895 January 19.

Served in the National Army. Two photographs included.

Folder 14: Bailey, James

Born: 1894 December 23.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 15: Ballard, Samuel, 1920 May 21

Born: 1886 May 28.

Served in Company C, 540th Regiment.

Folder 16: Banks, Lee Andrew

Born: 1894 March 12.

Folder 17: Barnes, George, 1920 June 23

Born: 1893 November 29.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 343rd Brigade.

Folder 18: Baskerville, James, 1920 June 8

Born: 1896 June 24.

Served in the National Army, 14th Development Battalion.

Folder 19: Battle, William, 1919 August 29

Born: 1891 May 4.

Served in the National Guard, Company G, 15th Regiment, 93rd Division. Photograph included.

Folder 20: Bishop, Floyd, 1919 August 20

Born: 1892 July 4.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 540th Regiment.

Folder 21: Bolden, Jim, 1920 February 1

Born: 1897 March 18.

Served in the Army, Company A, 88th Regiment, 109 Division.

Folder 22: Boone, Guss

Born: 1881 March 9.

Served in the 540th Regiment, 2nd Division.

Folder 23: Boone, William Elwood, 1920 May 27

Born: 1890 September 21.

Served in the 35th Company. Photograph included.

Folder 24: Boulding, Ruffin Paige, 1920 January 31

Born: 1895 January 4.

Served in the National Army, 1st Colored Company.

Folder 25: Bowser, Charles Edwin, 1919 April 21

Born: 1888 August 18.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 540th Labor Battalion.

Folder 26: Bowser, Joddie Butler, 1920 January 28

Born: 1887 December 14.

Served in the National Army, Company A, 540th Regiment.

Folder 27: Boynes, George, 1920 April 21

Born: 1894.

Served in the Army, Company F, Labor Battalion.

Folder 28: Bray, Clarence

Born: 1894 December 26.

Served in the Army, 35th Company, 22nd Division.

Folder 29: Brewer, John Bernard, 1919 August 25

Born: 1890 March 13.

Served in the National Guard. Photograph included.

Folder 30: Brown, Charles, 1920 May 25

Born: 1896 January 15.

Served in the Army, Ambulance Company 365.

Folder 31: Brown, James, 1920 February 8

Born: 1895 November 27.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 32: Brown, Luther Jordan, 1920 June 23

Born: 1886 August 26.

Served in the Mechanical Corps, Company G, 808th Regiment.

Folder 33: Brown, Willis Quincy, 1920 June 25

Born: 1885 February 6.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 34: Buck, Abram

Born: 1895 March 5.

Served in the National Army, 45th Company, 12th Brigade.

Folder 35: Bullock, Clarence Cornelis

Born: 1897 June 30.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 36: Bullock, Robert Thomas, 1919 October 19

Born: 1891 June 30.

Served in the National Army, Battery G, 19th Regiment. Photograph included.

Folder 37: Burke, John Ferry, 1920 February 7

Born: 1899 March 12.

Served in the National Army, Company A.

Folder 38: Carter, John Robert

Born: 1889 February 3.

Served in Company B, 540th Engineers.

Folder 39: Cheatham, John G.

Born: 1895 January 27.

Served in the National Army, Machine Gun Company.

Folder 40: Cherry, Kesler Duvalle, 1919 August 20

Born: 1895 April 18.

Served in the National Army, Headquarters Company. Two photographs included.

Folder 41: Chesson, Purvis J., 1920 June 17

Born: 1891 February 23.

Served in the National Army, Company A.

Folder 42: Clark, Edward, 1920 January 26

Born: 1896 March 1.

Served in the National Army, Company A, 511th Engineers.

Folder 43: Clark, Theodore Roosevelt, 1920 June 24

Born: 1899 August 22.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 44: Clements, Clarence

Born: December 23.

Folder 45: Clemons, John, 1920 February 14

Born: 1896 September 27.

Served in the Army and Navy.

Folder 46: Cobb, Charles, 1920 January 14

Born: 1895 July 31.

Served in Company A, 547 Engineers Brigade.

Folder 47: Coleman, Charles Henry

Born: 1897 October 4.

Served in the Naval Reserve. Photograph included.

Folder 48: Coleman, James, 1919 August 21

Born: 1897 November 15.

Served in the National Army, 15th Company, 4th Battalion 155th Depot Brigade.

Folder 49: Cook, John Davis, 1919 October 16

Born: 1896 February 21.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 347th Service Battalion, 80th Division.

Folder 50: Cromarte, Waddie James

Born: 1891 March 7.

Served in Company C, 543 Engineers.

Folder 51: Dancy, Benjamin Cicero, 1920 June 22

Born: 1895 December 18.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 540th Engineers.

Folder 52: Davis, Gessie, 1919 August 22

Born: 1890 August 13.

Served in the Army. Photograph included.

Folder 53: Davis, Walter Leslie, 1920 January 31

Born: 1891 February 4.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 54: Duke, James Hannibal

Born: 1891 November 6.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 540th Regiment.

Folder 55: Duncan, Ellis, 1919 July 18

Born: 1895.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 340th Service Battalion.

Folder 56: Dungee, John Riley, Jr., 1920 June 9

Born: 1900 March 6.

Served in the Student Army Training Corps.

Folder 57: Edward, David Henry, 1920 February 14

Born: 1892 July 29.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 58: Edward, Ernest, 1920 June 6

Born: 1887 June 10.

Served in the National Army, Company C.

Folder 59: Elliott, Merritt, 1920 February 14

Born: 1896 July 25.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 60: Eure, Clifton Edward Henry

Born:1892 January 17.

Folder 61: Evans, Charlie Frissell, 1920 February 7

Born: 1895 July 8.

Served in the National Army, Company D, 511th Engineers, 80th Division.

Folder 62: Everett, Arthur

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 63: Felton, Clarence Ruffus, 1919 October 9

Born: 1893 January 16.

Folder 64: Folk, Eddie Osker, 1920 February 1

Born: 1894 July 21.

Served in the Naval Reserve.

Folder 65: Ford, Roy, 1920 February 5

Born: 1894 February 5.

Served in the National Army, Company D.

Folder 66: Forehand, Robert

Born: 1889 April 22.

Folder 67: Forest, James Arthur, 1920 February 14

Served in the National Army, 535th Engineers Service Battalion.

Folder 68: Fountain, Abraham Grant

Born: 1895 April.

Served in Company F, 2nd Development Battalion.

Folder 69: Fowler, Connie, 1919 September 24

Born: 1889 May 9.

Served in the 351st Field Artillery. Additional information included.

Folder 70: Frisby, Edward Augustus, 1920 August

Born: 1884 January 17.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 71: Fulcher, Willie, 1920 June 15

Born: 1884 November 22.

Folder 72: Fulford, Willie

Born: 1896 July 6

Served in the Naval Reserve. Photograph included.

Folder 73: Gary, Crowley Washington, 1919 August 20

Born: 1892 January 16.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 74: George, Charles Henry

Born: 1891 September 5.

Served in the 37 Engineers Corps.

Folder 75: Gill, Herbert

Born: 1896 November 2.

Served in Company A.

Folder 76: Gilliam, William, 1920 June 28

Born: 1890 April 25

Served in the Army, 6th Company, 5th Regiment, 8th Division.

Folder 77: Godbold, Walter

Born: 1877 October 26.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 78: Goff, William Edward, 1920 January 31

Born: 1891 November 18.

Served in the National Army, Company D, 701st Engineers.

Folder 79: Goodman, Joseph Edward, 1920 February 9

Born: 1892 May 16.

Served in the National Army, Company C, 535th Engineers.

Folder 80: Granby, Shelton

Born: 1895 January 16.

Served in the 35th Company.

Folder 81: Grant, William Edward

Born: 1887 March 14.

Served in Company B, 348th Engineers.

Folder 82: Green, Floyd Lee

Born: 1894 July 11.

Served in 1st Company. Photograph included.

Folder 83: Griffin, Alphonzo

Born: 1894 March 8.

Served in the Army, 36th Company, 1st Division.