Clarence Hope [1]
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Commendation from General Pershing: French Verdun Medal: Purple Heart: Silver Star:
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On October 27th, 1918, near Bois de Begue, while under heavy machine-gun fire, he salvaged enemy wire that was used to establish telephone lines to the front. He received a commendation.He is listed on a Feb. 11, 1919 casualty list as wounded.<NR>He was from North Charlotte. His family had moved to Charlotte in about 1912.Funeral at First Baptist Church, with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Date of Birth:
10/17/1895
Military Branch:
Army
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Spouse: Margaret Kidd: m. 1919, his childhood sweetheart
Children: Clarence C. Hope, Jr. Mrs. John S. Willis Greensboro
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Siblings: L. Odell Hope - Mrs. Esther Morris - Mrs. Maybelle Todd -
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First Name:
Clarence
Last Name:
Hope
Middle Name:
Caldwell
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France;
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Employer: Exxon Corp.
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Military Rank:
Corporal
Source:
113th Field Artillery history, Charlotte Observer
Military Unit:
113th Field Artillery, Battery F
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