John Ranson

John Ranson [1]

Additional Information:

Age at Death:

Home Address: Huntersville, NC

Disability:

Image Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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:

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.

Date of Birth:

11/29/1894

Birthplace:

Huntersville, NC

Military Branch:

Army Enlisted: 4/1918

Citizenship:

Natural Born

City/County:

Mecklenburg

Education Details:

University of North Carolina, 1917 - BA degree

Exemption:

Eye Color:

Blue

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

First Name:

John

Hair Color:

Dark

Height:

Short

Last Name:

Ranson

Marital Status:

single

Middle Name:

Oliver

Military Details:

no Camp Jackson, SC -left on 4/5/1917 to go overseas; France; Ft. Oglethorpe; 6/17/1917 22

Occupation:

Occupation: Student Employer: U. S. Government Location:

Precinct:

Race / Ethnicity:

Caucasian

Military Rank:

1st Lieutenant

Source:

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

State:

Military Unit:

371st Infantry, Co. I

Exhibit & Section:

Doughboys & Camp Greene Mecklenburg County, NC 1917-1918 [2]