U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
about Paul Nelms
Name: Paul Nelms
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Georgia
County or City: Montgomery
Enlistment Date: 24 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 123
NOTE FROM MY DAD, NELSON NELMS REGARDING HIS UNCLE PAUL NELMS: When word was received that Uncle Paul had been killed in France, my Dad's grandfather, Thomas T. Nelms took off running out in the woods. As a small child, my Dad was sent to find him and bring him home. Dad stated that Grandpa Nelms mind was never the same since that day.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
about Hugh D Nelms
Name: Hugh D Nelms
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Georgia
County or City: Jackson
Enlistment Date: 25 Nov 1940
Enlistment State: Florida
Enlistment City: Lake City
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 160
American Civil War Soldiers Record about Hyman Mercer
Name: Hyman Mercer ,
Enlistment Date: 15 April 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 168 168
Service Record: Hospitalized at Richmond, VA
Enlisted as a Private on 15 April 1864
Enlisted in Company F, 61st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 April 1864.
Furloughed on 10 September 1864
Hospitalized on 14 October 1864 at High Point (With pneumonia)
Furloughed on 15 October 1864
Returned on 15 November 1864
Surrendered Company F, 61st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 09 May 1865 in Goldsboro, NC
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about Dossie Orens Lumpkin
Name: Dossie Orens Lumpkin
City: Not Stated
County: Turner
State: Georgia
Birthplace: Georgia;United States of America
Birth Date: Jun 22 1888
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1558648
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about William Harrison Lumpkin
Name: William Harrison Lumpkin
City: Not Stated
County: Turner
State: Georgia
Birth Date: Nov 30 1885
Race: White
Roll: 1558648
Civil War Service Records Record
about Berrien Hobby
Name: Berrien Hobby
Company: B
Unit: 10 Batt'n. Georgia Infantry.
Rank - Induction: Private
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Confederate
NAME: Joseph S. Fillyaw
COMPANY B
10 Batt'n Georgia Infantry
Private
Confederate
Berrien Hobby Born in 1824 he was the son of Andrew Hobby and Linda Sweat and brother to James N. Hobby. Berrien was a member of Company B, of the 10th Battalion Georgia Volunteer Infantry National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000226, 0029, 00002058
James Newton Hobby Born in 1835, he was the son of Andrew Hobby and Linda Sweat and brother to Berrien Hobby. James was a sergeant in Company B of the 10th Battalion Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He died in service to the CSA in Lynchburg VA on 8 March 1863, he was 28. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record 000226, 0029, 00002062
PROUD MILITARY FAMILY
Forrest Gibson (husband of Anna Rae "Lumpkin" Gibson:
Served in the US Air Force for 23 years where he spent time in Japan, Korea and Germany. He served in the Korean War.
