World War I

1917-1919

• The U. S. declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
• The Armistice is signed November 11, 1919, ending the war. 
• Chronology of the War
• Register your WWI Veteran on this site.
• Visit the Tennessee State Library and Archives Website to see the list of microfilm that the library has on the World War I.
• The Tennessee State Library and Archives will provide a World War I service abstract. The abstract provides the name, residence, rank, date and place of
enlistment, unit, and date, place of discharge and remarks.
• The Index to the Tennessee World War I Veterans is online at the TSLA. Loudon County is now online.
• The Index to the Tennessee Gold Star Records is online at the TSLA. Gold Star Records are composed of information on Tennessee soldiers who died of wounds or disease during World War I. They are arranged alphabetically and include information about the soldier such as date of birth, occupation, parents, branch of service, and date of death. 
• The World War I Questionnaire Project was part of an effort to gather and preserve the history of Tennessee's involvement in World War I. The Index to the World War I Questionnaire Project is online with the TSLA.
• Ancestry has online a free database of World War I Draft Registration Cards.

 

Register Your Veteran of the World War I.

If you have ancestors from Loudon County who fought in the World War I or have additional information to a veteran listed above, please use the form below.

John Dickson ( Richard) Hudson

Rank: Private Unit: ? Additional Info: Buried in Lenoir City Cemetery. He was a world War I veteran, a son to a Civil War Veteran, and a father to a World War 2 veteran. Submitter: John Hudson

 

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Register Your Veteran

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