Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on June 27, 1894 to Florence Elmira Marshall and John Henry Taylor. Raised on farms in Louisiana and East Texas with four sisters and five brothers.
On June 5, 1917, two months following the United States entry into the World War, Arthur registered for the military draft in Center, Texas as required by the Selective Service Act of 1917. His registration card (Form 1) noted: age as 22; natural born citizen; self-employed as a farmer in Timpson; single; Caucasian; no prior military service; with an exemption to the draft claimed, "physical disqualification". He was described as tall and slender with blue eyes and sandy hair.
The exact date of his induction is undocumented but on June 14, 1918 at the age of 23 and as a part of Company A, 360 Infantry Regiment, 180 Infantry Brigade, 90 Division Arthur boarded the British Liner RMS Olympic and steamed from the port of New York bound for the war in France. The World War was in its fourteenth month for the United States [April 6, 1917] when they arrived some eleven days later. The division was immediately sent to the Department of Côte-d'Or in Northeastern France for training. Arthur and the 360th saw combat service in the Villers-en-Haye Sector, Saint Mihiel Offensive, Puvenelle Sector and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that ended the war on November 11, 1918. During operations the 90 Division took 1,876 prisoners and suffered 7,277 casualties. After the armistice the division was assigned to Army of Occupation duties and crossed into Germany on December 6. There they remained until May 27, 1919 when the 360th departed St. Nazaire, France aboard the troopship USS Mongolia. As with the journey over he listed his father John as the next of kin. Upon docking at the port of Boston, Massachusetts they were transported to Camp Devens in Middlesex County for physicals and discharge processing.
After the war Arthur returned to Shelby County where he and Miss Winnie Atwood Ruddell were married on Christmas Eve, 1920. They were blessed with a daughter Evelyn Joyce and two sons Hilton Morris and Marvin Monroe. Living on Tenaha Street in Center, Arthur was employed as the Assistant Postmaster. On April 27, 1942 and for the second time in his life, he registered for a military draft. At age 47 he would not be called to duty but saw his son Hilton and son-in-law Freeman Coats both serve and survive World War II. At age 81 Arthur died at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas on February 21, 1976. He was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center where wife Winnie would join him in 1973. Day is done, God is nigh.
On June 5, 1917, two months following the United States entry into the World War, Arthur registered for the military draft in Center, Texas as required by the Selective Service Act of 1917. His registration card (Form 1) noted: age as 22; natural born citizen; self-employed as a farmer in Timpson; single; Caucasian; no prior military service; with an exemption to the draft claimed, "physical disqualification". He was described as tall and slender with blue eyes and sandy hair.
The exact date of his induction is undocumented but on June 14, 1918 at the age of 23 and as a part of Company A, 360 Infantry Regiment, 180 Infantry Brigade, 90 Division Arthur boarded the British Liner RMS Olympic and steamed from the port of New York bound for the war in France. The World War was in its fourteenth month for the United States [April 6, 1917] when they arrived some eleven days later. The division was immediately sent to the Department of Côte-d'Or in Northeastern France for training. Arthur and the 360th saw combat service in the Villers-en-Haye Sector, Saint Mihiel Offensive, Puvenelle Sector and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that ended the war on November 11, 1918. During operations the 90 Division took 1,876 prisoners and suffered 7,277 casualties. After the armistice the division was assigned to Army of Occupation duties and crossed into Germany on December 6. There they remained until May 27, 1919 when the 360th departed St. Nazaire, France aboard the troopship USS Mongolia. As with the journey over he listed his father John as the next of kin. Upon docking at the port of Boston, Massachusetts they were transported to Camp Devens in Middlesex County for physicals and discharge processing.
After the war Arthur returned to Shelby County where he and Miss Winnie Atwood Ruddell were married on Christmas Eve, 1920. They were blessed with a daughter Evelyn Joyce and two sons Hilton Morris and Marvin Monroe. Living on Tenaha Street in Center, Arthur was employed as the Assistant Postmaster. On April 27, 1942 and for the second time in his life, he registered for a military draft. At age 47 he would not be called to duty but saw his son Hilton and son-in-law Freeman Coats both serve and survive World War II. At age 81 Arthur died at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas on February 21, 1976. He was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center where wife Winnie would join him in 1973. Day is done, God is nigh.
Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on June 27, 1894 to Florence Elmira Marshall and John Henry Taylor. Raised on farms in Louisiana and East Texas with four sisters and five brothers.
On June 5, 1917, two months following the United States entry into the World War, Arthur registered for the military draft in Center, Texas as required by the Selective Service Act of 1917. His registration card (Form 1) noted: age as 22; natural born citizen; self-employed as a farmer in Timpson; single; Caucasian; no prior military service; with an exemption to the draft claimed, "physical disqualification". He was described as tall and slender with blue eyes and sandy hair.
The exact date of his induction is undocumented but on June 14, 1918 at the age of 23 and as a part of Company A, 360 Infantry Regiment, 180 Infantry Brigade, 90 Division Arthur boarded the British Liner RMS Olympic and steamed from the port of New York bound for the war in France. The World War was in its fourteenth month for the United States [April 6, 1917] when they arrived some eleven days later. The division was immediately sent to the Department of Côte-d'Or in Northeastern France for training. Arthur and the 360th saw combat service in the Villers-en-Haye Sector, Saint Mihiel Offensive, Puvenelle Sector and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that ended the war on November 11, 1918. During operations the 90 Division took 1,876 prisoners and suffered 7,277 casualties. After the armistice the division was assigned to Army of Occupation duties and crossed into Germany on December 6. There they remained until May 27, 1919 when the 360th departed St. Nazaire, France aboard the troopship USS Mongolia. As with the journey over he listed his father John as the next of kin. Upon docking at the port of Boston, Massachusetts they were transported to Camp Devens in Middlesex County for physicals and discharge processing.
After the war Arthur returned to Shelby County where he and Miss Winnie Atwood Ruddell were married on Christmas Eve, 1920. They were blessed with a daughter Evelyn Joyce and two sons Hilton Morris and Marvin Monroe. Living on Tenaha Street in Center, Arthur was employed as the Assistant Postmaster. On April 27, 1942 and for the second time in his life, he registered for a military draft. At age 47 he would not be called to duty but saw his son Hilton and son-in-law Freeman Coats both serve and survive World War II. At age 81 Arthur died at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas on February 21, 1976. He was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center where wife Winnie would join him in 1973. Day is done, God is nigh.
On June 5, 1917, two months following the United States entry into the World War, Arthur registered for the military draft in Center, Texas as required by the Selective Service Act of 1917. His registration card (Form 1) noted: age as 22; natural born citizen; self-employed as a farmer in Timpson; single; Caucasian; no prior military service; with an exemption to the draft claimed, "physical disqualification". He was described as tall and slender with blue eyes and sandy hair.
The exact date of his induction is undocumented but on June 14, 1918 at the age of 23 and as a part of Company A, 360 Infantry Regiment, 180 Infantry Brigade, 90 Division Arthur boarded the British Liner RMS Olympic and steamed from the port of New York bound for the war in France. The World War was in its fourteenth month for the United States [April 6, 1917] when they arrived some eleven days later. The division was immediately sent to the Department of Côte-d'Or in Northeastern France for training. Arthur and the 360th saw combat service in the Villers-en-Haye Sector, Saint Mihiel Offensive, Puvenelle Sector and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that ended the war on November 11, 1918. During operations the 90 Division took 1,876 prisoners and suffered 7,277 casualties. After the armistice the division was assigned to Army of Occupation duties and crossed into Germany on December 6. There they remained until May 27, 1919 when the 360th departed St. Nazaire, France aboard the troopship USS Mongolia. As with the journey over he listed his father John as the next of kin. Upon docking at the port of Boston, Massachusetts they were transported to Camp Devens in Middlesex County for physicals and discharge processing.
After the war Arthur returned to Shelby County where he and Miss Winnie Atwood Ruddell were married on Christmas Eve, 1920. They were blessed with a daughter Evelyn Joyce and two sons Hilton Morris and Marvin Monroe. Living on Tenaha Street in Center, Arthur was employed as the Assistant Postmaster. On April 27, 1942 and for the second time in his life, he registered for a military draft. At age 47 he would not be called to duty but saw his son Hilton and son-in-law Freeman Coats both serve and survive World War II. At age 81 Arthur died at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas on February 21, 1976. He was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center where wife Winnie would join him in 1973. Day is done, God is nigh.
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