EAST ST. MARY PARISH CASUALITES OF WORLD WAR I “KILLED IN ACTION” No Citizens of East St. Mary Parish were Killed In Action (KIA) during the 1st World War. “DIED OF WOUNDS” 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 and was working for a local lumber company. The exact date of his death is not known, but he was listed under Henry Higinrotham of Morgan City, Louisiana, as dying from wounds suffered in combat on the list of “Soldier of the Great War” for Louisiana, page 420. “DIED OF DISEASE” 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 th
soldier, was 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 Oise‐
Aisne 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. 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