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PVT Archie William Chavis

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PVT Archie William Chavis

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
30 Nov 1921 (aged 32–33)
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of William Calyborne Chavis and Georgianna Pou

Private Archie Chavis sailed to France aboard the ship Empress of Britain on August 27th, 1918 from New York, NY. He was part of Camp Crane August Automatic Replacement Draft (Medical) Company 7. He returned home on the ship Rotterdam with the 320th Ambulance Company of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France. The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing. All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919. (Reference: “History of 318 Field Hospital” (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
Contributor: Thomas (47966515) • [email protected]
No gravestone

Son of William Calyborne Chavis and Georgianna Pou

Private Archie Chavis sailed to France aboard the ship Empress of Britain on August 27th, 1918 from New York, NY. He was part of Camp Crane August Automatic Replacement Draft (Medical) Company 7. He returned home on the ship Rotterdam with the 320th Ambulance Company of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France. The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing. All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919. (Reference: “History of 318 Field Hospital” (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
Contributor: Thomas (47966515) • [email protected]


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  • Created by: Susan
  • Added: Dec 24, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102527875/archie_william-chavis: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Archie William Chavis (1888–30 Nov 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102527875, citing Beaver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Susan (contributor 47498512).