The Fort Dale Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, would like to contact relatives of Butler County, Alabama, servicemen who were killed in action during World War I to invite them to a special event commemorating the centennial of the war on Thursday, July 26, at 11: a.m. at the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce offices in historic downtown Greenville. Please contact the Fort Dale Chapter, DAR at 334-376-9213 or BCWWIMemorial@elmore.rr.com.

Men from Butler County killed in action in the Great War were:

• CPL William Alexander, Georgiana
• PVT Eugene T. Brooks, Georgiana
• CPL Amos Bush, Greenville
• PVT Claudie Caine, Georgiana
• PVT Comer C. Caine, Georgiana
• CPL William T. Cheatham, Greenville
• CPL Burkley H. Cook, Georgiana
• PVT George K. Ealum, McKenzie
• PVT Edgar W. Hall, Chapman
• CPL Rufus P. Hendrix, Greenville
• PVT Charles Hoomes, Chapman
• SGT Worth Lewis, Greenville
• PVT Burie G. McCormick, Pigeon Creek
• PVT Elbert L. “Lee” Milton, Oakey Streak
• PVT Bryant Price, McKenzie
• PVT Horace Rigsby, Georgiana PFC James L. Sampley, Spring Hill CPL Walter Wallace, Garland
• PVT Will Frank Williams, Greenville

The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future.

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