War: WWI
Last Name: Golladay
First Name: John
Middle Name or Initial: M
Sex: M
Race: W
County: Hampshire, West Virginia
Community: Rio, West Virginia
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private
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Date of Death: 25 July 1918
Place of Death: France
Cause of Death: DOW
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Unit: Company D, 7th Infantry
Date of Birth: 1889
Place of Birth: Rio, West Virginia
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Mother: Hannah
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Source: Pentagon Form; WV Casualties in the War with Germany by B. B. Stutler; Soldiers of the Great War (Vol. 3) by Haulsee, Howe, Doyle(photo); WV Adj Gen Office, WV Archives – burial microfilm; Hampshire Review – death notice –
9/25/1918
Notes: There is a marker in the Rio Cemetery in his memory.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard