DAVID M. PRINCE
A member of the Goldsboro Rifles, 30th Infantry Division, "Old Hickory Division." Went to France with the AEF and fought in the trenches. He was hurt by poison gas, but survived and returned home to Goldsboro, North Carolina.
He lost his life a short time later saving a child from a flooded river and received the Carnegie Medal.
David M. Prince was my great uncle.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
New Hanover County in World War I-- Part 5: World War I Deaths
After the war, there were some homecoming parades for the veterans. There were also reunions. The Old Hickory Association of the 30th Division was one of these organizations. (Old Hickory Division was the nickname of the division.)
A lot of artifacts from Wilmington's World War I soldiers were shown on a power point presentation.
During the fighting, 629 North Carolinians were killed and 37 of them were from Wilmington. One of those was Arthur Blumenthal and the Cape Fear Museum has the telegram announcing his death.
--Cooter
A lot of artifacts from Wilmington's World War I soldiers were shown on a power point presentation.
During the fighting, 629 North Carolinians were killed and 37 of them were from Wilmington. One of those was Arthur Blumenthal and the Cape Fear Museum has the telegram announcing his death.
--Cooter
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