Staff at the Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) created a county-level listing of veterans served in World War I.  TSLA has a detailed explanation of its resources for World War I veterans.  Click here to view the research guide.

TSLA’s staff compiled a list of veterans from each county.  Click here to view the Haywood County list (updated as of March 31, 2008).

Another important searchable database at TSLA is Records of Ex-Soldiers in World War 1.  It is an extension of the county-by-county listing described above.  Click here to learn more.

Two Haywood Countians completed the state’s voluntary World War I Veterans’ Questionnaire:  James Rawlins and Willey B. Sammons.  Click here to view their responses.

Ten Haywood Countians lost their lives during World War I and are considered “Gold Star” veterans.  Click here to view details of their service in TSLA records.  Their names are

• Charles Lorimer Anderson
• Charlie Bennett
• Henry Morrison Dixon
• Humphrey Augusta Jones
• John Wesley Wallace
• Lawrence A. Dixon
• Maynard Wesley Escue
• Richard L Covington
• Thomas Trimble Lay
• William Montelle Hardy

TSLA’s Tennessee Virtual Archive has images of 1,211 artifacts scanned from Tennessee residents’ collections in commemoration of the World War I centennial observation.  Click here to view the items.

Click here to view the TSLA blog post entitled The Volunteer State Goes to War: A Salute to Tennessee Veterans: World War I.

Click here to view the TSLA blog post entitled Honoring Tennessee’s World War I Veterans on Memorial Day.