Hd'qs Co. 114th Amm. Train
39th Division
World War I
PASCAGOULA HERO DIES IN FRANCE FROM PNEUMONIA
Corporal Elmer Grant Enlisted Early in War as Calvary-Man
Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 15,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant received yesterday the news of the death in France of their son, Corporal Elmer Grant on the 21st of October, of pneumonia.
Corporal Grant was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, and was a member of two of Pascagoula's old and most prominent families, Grant and Krebs, his mother being a grand-daughter of the late Mr. Hellary Krebs, one of the pioneers settlers of Pascagoula. He was a most promising young man. On the entrance of the United States into the European war, Corporal Grant and his brother, Sergeant John Grant, volunteered and joined the First Mississippi Cavalry, then organized in Jackson county with headquarters at Pascagoula. Later the troop was sent to Camp Beauregard for training and was merged into the 114th ammunition train, and from there was sent to France.
Corporal Grant was a cousin of W.J. Grant of this city, where he was well known. He had been serving the United States in France for sometimes and information regarding his death was conveyed to this country through a letter received by relatives as Mr. Grant, together with his brother trained for soldiers life at Jackson and Camp Beauregard and they both made many friends with the Biloxians on the same train.
The Gulfport Daily Herald, Gulfport, MS
Friday November 15, 1918
page 3
Submitted by Linda Ellis
39th Division
World War I
PASCAGOULA HERO DIES IN FRANCE FROM PNEUMONIA
Corporal Elmer Grant Enlisted Early in War as Calvary-Man
Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 15,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant received yesterday the news of the death in France of their son, Corporal Elmer Grant on the 21st of October, of pneumonia.
Corporal Grant was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, and was a member of two of Pascagoula's old and most prominent families, Grant and Krebs, his mother being a grand-daughter of the late Mr. Hellary Krebs, one of the pioneers settlers of Pascagoula. He was a most promising young man. On the entrance of the United States into the European war, Corporal Grant and his brother, Sergeant John Grant, volunteered and joined the First Mississippi Cavalry, then organized in Jackson county with headquarters at Pascagoula. Later the troop was sent to Camp Beauregard for training and was merged into the 114th ammunition train, and from there was sent to France.
Corporal Grant was a cousin of W.J. Grant of this city, where he was well known. He had been serving the United States in France for sometimes and information regarding his death was conveyed to this country through a letter received by relatives as Mr. Grant, together with his brother trained for soldiers life at Jackson and Camp Beauregard and they both made many friends with the Biloxians on the same train.
The Gulfport Daily Herald, Gulfport, MS
Friday November 15, 1918
page 3
Submitted by Linda Ellis
Hd'qs Co. 114th Amm. Train
39th Division
World War I
PASCAGOULA HERO DIES IN FRANCE FROM PNEUMONIA
Corporal Elmer Grant Enlisted Early in War as Calvary-Man
Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 15,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant received yesterday the news of the death in France of their son, Corporal Elmer Grant on the 21st of October, of pneumonia.
Corporal Grant was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, and was a member of two of Pascagoula's old and most prominent families, Grant and Krebs, his mother being a grand-daughter of the late Mr. Hellary Krebs, one of the pioneers settlers of Pascagoula. He was a most promising young man. On the entrance of the United States into the European war, Corporal Grant and his brother, Sergeant John Grant, volunteered and joined the First Mississippi Cavalry, then organized in Jackson county with headquarters at Pascagoula. Later the troop was sent to Camp Beauregard for training and was merged into the 114th ammunition train, and from there was sent to France.
Corporal Grant was a cousin of W.J. Grant of this city, where he was well known. He had been serving the United States in France for sometimes and information regarding his death was conveyed to this country through a letter received by relatives as Mr. Grant, together with his brother trained for soldiers life at Jackson and Camp Beauregard and they both made many friends with the Biloxians on the same train.
The Gulfport Daily Herald, Gulfport, MS
Friday November 15, 1918
page 3
Submitted by Linda Ellis
39th Division
World War I
PASCAGOULA HERO DIES IN FRANCE FROM PNEUMONIA
Corporal Elmer Grant Enlisted Early in War as Calvary-Man
Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 15,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant received yesterday the news of the death in France of their son, Corporal Elmer Grant on the 21st of October, of pneumonia.
Corporal Grant was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant, and was a member of two of Pascagoula's old and most prominent families, Grant and Krebs, his mother being a grand-daughter of the late Mr. Hellary Krebs, one of the pioneers settlers of Pascagoula. He was a most promising young man. On the entrance of the United States into the European war, Corporal Grant and his brother, Sergeant John Grant, volunteered and joined the First Mississippi Cavalry, then organized in Jackson county with headquarters at Pascagoula. Later the troop was sent to Camp Beauregard for training and was merged into the 114th ammunition train, and from there was sent to France.
Corporal Grant was a cousin of W.J. Grant of this city, where he was well known. He had been serving the United States in France for sometimes and information regarding his death was conveyed to this country through a letter received by relatives as Mr. Grant, together with his brother trained for soldiers life at Jackson and Camp Beauregard and they both made many friends with the Biloxians on the same train.
The Gulfport Daily Herald, Gulfport, MS
Friday November 15, 1918
page 3
Submitted by Linda Ellis
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