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Arthur Ross

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Arthur Ross Veteran

Birth
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Feb 1965 (aged 73)
Winters, Runnels County, Texas, USA
Burial
Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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b. May 10, 1891 Huntsville, Walker Co., TX
d. February 15, 1965 Runnels, Winters Co., TX
son of Bobby Ross and Molly Waler
Pvt WWI Co. B 531st Engineers and 22 Service Co. 20th Engineers
Served overseas July 1, 1918 to June 30, 1919
Honorable discharge July 8, 1919 Immediate re-enlistment

Sources: Form No. 724-2, A.G.O. Nov. 22, 1919 (found at WWI military archives, Camp Mabry, Austin, TX on July 29, 2011.

Texas death certificate 11499, 1910 Walker Co., TX census records, and World War I registration record, Walker Co., TX.

Point of interest: race is named as white on death certificate although his race was black on all other records.

He was found during our research of African American WWI veterans of Walker Co., TX.
b. May 10, 1891 Huntsville, Walker Co., TX
d. February 15, 1965 Runnels, Winters Co., TX
son of Bobby Ross and Molly Waler
Pvt WWI Co. B 531st Engineers and 22 Service Co. 20th Engineers
Served overseas July 1, 1918 to June 30, 1919
Honorable discharge July 8, 1919 Immediate re-enlistment

Sources: Form No. 724-2, A.G.O. Nov. 22, 1919 (found at WWI military archives, Camp Mabry, Austin, TX on July 29, 2011.

Texas death certificate 11499, 1910 Walker Co., TX census records, and World War I registration record, Walker Co., TX.

Point of interest: race is named as white on death certificate although his race was black on all other records.

He was found during our research of African American WWI veterans of Walker Co., TX.

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