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James Preston Spencer

Region: Southside

James Preston Spencer

Identity

Birthdate
June 15th 1888
Birthplace
Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia
Region
Southside

Family & Community

Father
William H. Spencer
Mother
Bettie R. Henry
Married
No
Church
Baptist
Citizen
Yes
Registered Voter
Yes

Education

Education
High school graduate

Prewar

Occupation (Prewar)
Student
Residence (Prewar)
Ettrick, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Previous Military
Some military training at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Virginia

Service

Role
Infantry
Rank
Private
Pre-deployment Station
Camp Lee, Virginia
Engagements
Argonne Forest, July 1918; Aisne-Marne Offensive, September 16-18, 1918, at Château-Thierry in region of Soissons, France
Decorations
Regiment cited
Casualty
Machine gun wound in hand at Château-Thierry, September 18, 1918
Disability
Partial, 15%

Postwar

Occupation (Postwar)
Book agent
Residence (Postwar)
Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia