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John Ranson

City/County: 
Mecklenburg
First Name: 
John
Middle Name: 
Oliver
Last Name: 
Ranson
Date of Birth: 
11/29/1894
Birthplace: 
Huntersville, NC
Citizenship: 
Natural Born

Additional Information:

Age at Death:

Home Address: Huntersville, NC

Disability:

Image Source: Soldiers of the Great War

Personal Details

Height: 
Short
Race / Ethnicity: 
Caucasian
Eye Color: 
Blue
Hair Color: 
Dark
Marital Status: 
single
Occupation: 
Occupation: Student Employer: U. S. Government Location:
Education Details: 
University of North Carolina, 1917 - BA degree
Biographical Notes: 
He went overseas in April, 1918 and was killed in the war.News of his death was received by his wife in a letter from Lieutenant James W. Thompson, who was a friend from Camp Jackson, SC, and was also in his division.Ranson was born in Huntersville in his family home and was the second of 10 children. His older brother was a former member of the faculty of the Horner School in Charlotte.Ranson was buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne, France.
Family Details: 

Spouse: Eugenia Withers, married Jan. 7, 1918

Children: John Oliver Ranson, Jr.

Dependents: no

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ranson - Huntersville

Siblings: 2nd Lieut. Paul L. Ranson, student army training corps at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgy, PA - Dale Ranson - Huntersville,, NC Don Ranson - Huntersville,, NC Jack Ranson - Kate Ranson - Huntersville,, NC Nell Ranson - Huntersville,, NC Private Earle L. Ranson - Battery E, 47th Coast Artillery who served overseas - Robert Lacy Randson, student army training corps at U. of NC -

Extended Family: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Withers, 335 E. Liberty St., Charlotte, NC - in-laws

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 4/1918
Military Rank: 
1st Lieutenant
Military Unit: 
371st Infantry, Co. I
Precinct: 
15
Exemption: 
no
Military Details: 
no Camp Jackson, SC -left on 4/5/1917 to go overseas; France; Ft. Oglethorpe; 6/17/1917 22
Awards: 
1st Lieutenant - 2/1/1918: 2nd Lieutenant at Ft. Oglethorpe: Distinguished Service Cross, posthumously - given to his son at the Hornets Nest Post #9, American Legion: Promoted 12/29/1917 at Camp Jackson:
Source: 

University of North Carolina Alumni History, newsprint, ancestry.com, Pilgrimage of the War Mothers

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