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Lattie Thorpe
First Name:
Lattie
Middle Name:
C.
Last Name:
Thorpe
Date of Birth:
about 1894
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Image Source: Soldiers of the Great War
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He was originally an alternate and broke down at the local board when he thought he would not get to go. He had tried to get in the army several times before he was drafted. He was one of the first men in Mecklenburg County to be drafted. Capt. Hampton S. Beck wrote his parents about the details of his death and explained that he had been hit in the head by a machine gun bullet early in the day. During that campaign, 42 soldiers were lost out of 61 men in the company. Lattie was bleeding freely, so he was sent to an aid post and came right back. Sometime that afternoon, he was hit by one of the enemy's heavy shells and killed almost instantly. His name is listed as 'Lattie R.' in Collier's Index.He is buried at Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery. His name appears on the city draft list. These cards have not survived. He was white and 22 years old.
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Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Thorpe - Park Rd., Sharon Township, Mecklenburg Co., NC
Siblings: Nathan Thorpe -
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Army Enlisted: 9/17/1917
Military Rank:
Private
Military Unit:
Co. F, 120th Infantry, 30th Division
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Camp Jackson, SC; Camp Sevier, SC; France;
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Collier's Veteran Cemetery Index; Soldiers of the Great War