“CHAPTER ONE”
CASUALITES OF WORLD WAR I
(6 Apr 1917 – 11 Nov 1918)
“KILLED IN ACTION” OR “DIED OF WOUND”
No Citizens of Tri-City Area were listed as Killed In Action (KIA) or
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Died of Wounds (DOW) during the 1 World War.
NON-COMBAT CASUALITES OF WORLD WAR I
Bradley, Ike was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana on 4 Feb 1895. At the time of
his enlistment in Morgan City, Louisiana, he stated that he was
living in Donner, Louisiana and working for the DS & B Lumber
Company of Morgan City. Private Bradley, a black soldier, was
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assigned to the U.S. Army’s 806 Pioneer Infantry Regiment.
It was reported that PVT Bradley died of disease on 26 Feb
1919 and was buried in Plot A, Row 7, Grave #3 at the OiseAisne American Cemetery in Fere-en-Tardenois, France. It is
possible that PVT Bradley died due to the “Spanish” Flu
Pandemic that began in January of 1918.
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Higinbotham, Henry was born on 25 Apr 1892 in Florence, Mississippi. At the
time of his enlistment, U.S. Army Private Higinbotham, a black
soldier, stated that he lived in Morgan City, Louisiana, was single
and was working for a local lumber company named the DryerLehman Co. The exact date of his death is not known, but he
was listed under Henry Higinrotham of Morgan City, Louisiana,
as “dying of disease” on the list of “Soldier of the Great War”
It is more than likely that PVT
Higinbotham died due to the “Spanish” Flu Pandemic that
began in January of 1918.
for Louisiana, page 420.
Riley, James was born on 2 Feb 1890 in New Iberia, Louisiana. According to his
Draft Registration Card, James Riley was married to Louisa Riley
and they lived in Morgan City, Louisiana. Prior to his
enlistment, U.S. Army Private James Riley, a black soldier,
worked for the Brownell-Drew Lumber Company of Morgan
City. The exact date of his death is not known but it most likely
he died during the “Spanish” Flu Pandemic that began in
January of 1918.
Williams, Wesley was born on 15 Feb 1892 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
According to his Draft Registration Card, Wesley Williams was
black, was married and lived in Patterson, Louisiana. Prior to
his enlistment in the U.S. Army, Private Williams worked for the
Riggs Cypress Lumber Co. of Patterson. The exact date of his
death is not known but it most likely he died during the
“Spanish” Flu Pandemic that began in January of 1918.
NOTE: Of the U.S. soldiers who died in Europe, half of them fell to the influenza
virus and not to the enemy. An estimated 43,000 servicemen mobilized for
WWI died of influenza
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