African American Recruits

Campbell County, Kentucky
 

Kentucky Post, Monday, 25 March 1918, page 2

The Newport Selective Service Exemption Board Monday also received orders to send 19 negro selectives to Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, next Sunday morning. The following will form the increment:

Otis Hinston, Frank Warfield, Will Cooper, William Berry, Pierce Walker, Arthur Hall Jr. John Boyd, James Twyman, Harry Colsan, Charles Jones, Robert Boyer, Ben Carter, Lem Baxter, Ernest Murray, Harry Barry, Clarence Johnson, Charles Owsley, William Beeler, Solomon Cox, William Jackson, William Tigner, Warren Bassett, John B Sribner, John Sanberry and George Ozier.

These are the alternates; Henry McCall, Trump Davis, Leonard Cork, Thomas Grant and George Seals.

**************

Kentucky Post, Saturday, 6 July 1918, page 2

These negroes will compose the Newport selective increment to leave July 18 for Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville; Leonard Cork, 332 Chestnut; Thomas Grant, Camp Car; John Trumbo, 1120 Monmouth; Andrew Jones, 611 Saratoga; Clarence Tipton, 428 W Sixth; William Seals, 230 W Fourth; Sam Taylor, 1114 Monmouth and Linton Rhodes, Camp Car.

These are the alternates: Amos McKee, 409 Brighton; William E Carter, 427 W Fourth; Andrew Cork, 125 W Second; Eugene House, 524 W Chestnut and Letcher Patterson, 412 Southgate.

Return to African American Index