The data contained in this site was taken from Record Group 36, the compiled service records of soldiers and sailors who served in the First World War from Tennessee. Information on individual servicemen and women came from the files of Major Rutledge Smith, Chairman of the National Council of Defense for Tennessee, World War I; from the office of the Adjutant General of Tennessee, 1933-1937; and from the report of the Provost Marshal General to the Secretary of War, 1917-1918.

The records were compiled pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution No. 76, Public Acts of 1919, and were received and stored by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in accordance with Chapter No. 301, Public Acts of 1937. They also include information about those who were killed in service. Further information about their deaths can be found in the Gold Star records at the State Library and Archives.

The fields show–in order from left to right–the serviceman’s name, age or year of birth, birthplace, notes, and page number in the original volume. The data is arranged by county. It should be noted that additional information regarding the soldier’s rank, training, dates of service, discharge, etc. can be obtained from the microfilmed records in Record Group 36.

Copies of an individual service record, as well as copies and searches of other World War I collections, can be ordered from TSLA. Please click here for instructions for ordering military records by mail.

Errors in the military records are not uncommon; it may be the case of a simple spelling error or misheard information. The information in the WWI listings is given as it appears on the original record. While we cannot change the information on the record, names which may be spelled incorrectly will be marked with a question mark (?) .

The index that follows is not a “complete” list of all Tennesseans who served in World War I. Individuals from Tennessee who enlisted in other states are not included. Only those soldiers whose names appear in the compiled service records (Record Group 36) are included in the following list.

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Last NameFirst NameAge or DOBBirth PlaceNotesPage
AcuffPhares Heber1896Hamilton Co., TN1
AgeeFred O.27Pikeville, TN1
AgeeJohn L.29Near Pikeville, TN1
AndersonClarence L.22Pikeville, TN1
AngelVictor L.23Bledsoe Co., TNDead20
ArnettJim E.21Erasmus, TN1
ArnettJohn24Erasmus, TNDead20
AultOtto T.24Pikeville, TN1
AultThomas Wesley1888Pikeville, TNMarines24
BargerArlie29Big Springs, TNWounded19
BaylessAlbert H.23Embryville, TN1
BellDennis F.23Henderson, TN3
BiseVanice1897Cumberland Co., TN2
BlaylockJames F.22Bledsoe Co., TN2
BlaylockJoseph F.28Newton, TN2
BlaylockRobert19Pikesville, TN2
BridgemanCarl S.22Pikeville, TN2
BrigemanJohn H.1896Pikeville, TN2
BrownGeorge William21Sailor25
BrownIsaac J.28Pikeville, TN2
BurgessMayhew22Newton, TNDeserter30
CooleyLeonard1897Bledsoe Co., TN3
CorvinCarl21Dayton, TN3
CowanPeter Franklin1896Pikeville, TN3
CurtisHomer D.26Pikeville, TN3
CurtisJames H.21Pikeville, TNDead20
DavisWilliam Anderson1897Cumberland Co., TN4
DouthitTonie24Mt.Airy, TN4
DunnByirdmack31Milo, TN4
DyerSamuel C.1895Pikeville, TNDead20
EdmonsIra E.22Pikeville, TN4
EdmonsJohn M.29Bledsoe Co., TN4
EdmonsThomas R.22Pikeville, TNDeserter30
EdmonsWillie Vance22Cumberland Co., TNDeserter30
EthertonBrown1895Litton, TN4
EtnertonMarvin26Milo, TN4
EvittJohn26Sailor25
FannGrant1892Pikeville, TN4
FarmerAaron T.1895Pikeville, TN5
FergusonCarl G.18Pikeville, TN5
FergusonCharlie W.1897Brayton, TN5
FergusonHarold Grady25Sailor25
FergusonLee26Pikeville, TN5
FergusonNicholas J.Jr.18Melvine, TNWounded19
FergusonThomas F.24Pikeville, TN5
FradyIsaac26Pikeville, TN5
FradyJohn23Pikeville, TN5
GivinsHarvey1896Grandville, TN6
GivinsOrville24Granville, TN6
GoinsLether27Pikeville, TN6
GossettJames R.1893Evansville, TN6
GrayLeeman21Pikeville, OH6
GreerDion Attus1895Pikeville, TNOfficer22
GreerJohn J.1892Pikeville, TNOfficer22
HallTaylor S.1887Pikeville, TN6
HallWilliam S.22Pikeville, TN6
HamiltonBurett19Grape Vine, TNDead20
HamiltonLonnie P.1893Bledsoe Co., TN6
HankinsJames R.27Nine Mile, TN7
HartJohn M.1899Pikeville, TN7
HaswellClaude E.19Chattanooga, TN7
HaswellClaude Eugene1898TNOfficer22
HenryBert1890Litton, TN7
HenryUlysses Grant1896Litton, TN7
HensonWilliam A.1898Pikeville, TN7
HerdJohn1896Pikeville, TN7
HerdOtto21Pikeville, TN7
HerodHerman A.25Hillham, TN8
HigenbottomEdgar1895Brockdell, TN8
HitchcoxErnest1896Brockdell, TN8
JonesFrank1896Pikeville, TN8
JordanOliver C.1891Brayton, TN8
KeithE.T.1890Grandville, TN8
KeltchFrancis H.18Flyer Co., WV8
KittellJoseph Otto1879Brooklyn, NYOfficer22
KizzarAlijah W.1896Pikeville, TN8
KnightVictor22Pikeville, TNWounded19
LambThomas28Dunlap, TN9
LawsonAlbert26Pikeville, TN9
LawsonLaster L.1895Pikeville, TN9
LawsonLewis P.23Pikeville, TN9
LawsonRoy22TN9
LawsonWilliam J.27Pikeville, TN9
LeeEdgar A.24Litton, TN9
LeeWilliam Franklin1895Naval Officer28
LesterChurch24Pikeville, TN9
ManningThomas R.1888Crossville, TN10
McCullomJoe Nelson20Sailor25
McMillonDavid H.28Evansville, TNDead20
McReynoldsClaude P.26Pikeville, TN10
McReynoldsHugh D.23Pikeville, TN10
MeyersHerbert22VanBuren Co., TN10
MillerCharles B.18Pittsburgh, PA10
MillerEmmett J.21Newton, TNDeserter30
MooreBurt22Pikeville, TN10
MooreJulian C.1896Murfreesboro, TN10
NailHomer1893Litton, TN10
NewbyJames L.25Spring City, TN11
NewbyThomas Edward1897Spring City, TN11
NicholsCharles A.30Pikeville, TN11
PadgettBarnie C.18Pikeville, TN11
PadgettJohn M.18Sequatchie Valley, TN11
ParhamDaily F.1893Litton, TN11
ParksJoseph E.22Patton, TN11
PattonJoseph Albert28Sailor26
PopeAndrew H.22Pikeville, TN11
PopeSutton O.1899MtAiry, TN12
PughUlysses23Grapevine, TN12
RankinRoy A.1889Pailo, TX12
RectorWilliam York24Litton, TN12
ReeseJoseph O.1897Pikeville, TN12
ReynoldsBud23Melvine, TN12
ReynoldsFrank1892Dunlap, TN12
RiceAlbert D.1889Athens, TN12
RiceWilliam C.24Athens, TN13
RigsbyLoyd R.23Pikeville, TN13
RitcheyRoy Mckinley1897Bledsoe Co., TN13
RobersonJames V.18Bledsoe Co., TN13
RobersonNute21Pikeville, TN13
RobersonRoy C.1897Pikeville, TN13
RobersonThomas25Pikeville, TN13
RobersonWilliam A.23Pikeville, TN13
RobertsCharley23Litton, TN14
RollinsRoy D.1898Pikeville, TN14
RomansHarris Condon1891Pikeville, TNMarines24
RomansHorrice C.1891Pikeville, TN14
ScarbraughElmer1895Pikeville, TN14
ScarbroughArthur28Bledsoe Co., TN14
SchoolfieldRay Floyd1894Pikeville, TNOfficer22
ShoemateWalter1889Pikeville, TN14
SimmoneTomas A.26Bledsoe Co., TN14
SimmonsCharlie1886Pikeville, TNDead21
SimmonsJohn W.22Pikeville, TN14
SmithSam Sheats1897Pikeville, TNMarines24
SniderJohn H.1893Pikeville, TN15
SpringFrank Hammond30Sailor26
SpringHarry Lynn1899Pikeville, TN15
SpringWilliam Charles22Sailor26
SpringsRufus C.1896Pikeville, TN15
StandiferRoy25Atportley, TN15
StandiferTurney W.1894Atpontley, TN15
StephensElbert Montgomery1899Pikeville, TN15
SteppeJoseph W.18Pikeville, TN15
StoneLiman G.19Grape Vine, TN15
SwaffordAnoil J.23Pikeville, TN16
SwaffordAron J.23Bledsoe Co., TN16
SwaffordGeorge R.1895Litton, TNDead21
SwaffordHomer Leondias25Sailor26
SwaffordRobert29Pikeville, TN16
SwaffordThomas R.21Litton, TN16
ThrumanFloyd W.M.25Bledsoe Co., TN16
ThurmanIsaac M.1889Litton, TN16
TollettMose T.28Litton, TN16
VannJames Blain21Bledsoe Co., TN16
WalkerTillman E.1895Pikeville, TN17
WalkerWilliam C.1899Coal Creek, TN17
WalkerYourse L.20Litton, TN17
WallingCharles H.24VanBuren, TN17
WallingThomas R.26VanBuren Co., TNDeserter30
WatersJessie William18Bledsoe Co., TN17
WelchHarolk E.1897Dunlap, TN17
WelchJohn W.30Sequatchie Co., TNWounded19
WelchOscar Caldwell24Sailor27
WhiteAlbert B.24Pikeville, TN17
WhiteHomer G.18Pikeville, TN17
WhiteWillard O.23Pikeville, TN18
WhiteWilliam A.19Pikeville, TNWounded19
WilliamsRobert1888Rodney, MS18
WomackKenneth1894Pikeville, TN18
WoodThomas Morris19Sailor27
WormackCharley1892Pikeville, TN18
WrightJames18Grapevine, TNWounded19
WyattSamuel I.1896Pikeville, TN18
YoungJohn Russell21Bledsoe Co., TN18

Source: https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/history/military/ww1intro.htm