Service Number -3168165 Company L Platoon Not Known

- Enroute to France from 31st Provisional Company. July Infantry Replacement Draft (White). Assigned Company L.
Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Willie A Ramsey
Departure Date: 6 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Norfolk, Virginia
Residence Place: Phoenix VA
Father: Henry W Ramsey
Ship: Madawaska
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3168165
Notes: 31st Provisional Company, July Infantry Replacement Draft (White)

- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Killed in Action (KIA). Personnel Report- Wounded 12 October 1918. Died 13 October 1918 of GSW Abdomen & Right Thigh. Died of gun shot wounds, October 12, 1918, received in action at Verdun, October 10, 1918, buried October 13, 1918, at Bethanville-Fromerville, Grave 67. Next of kin (not shown).

Remains Returned to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Willie A Ramsey
Departure Date: 1 Sep 1921
Departure Place: Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date: 12 Sep
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Ship: Cantigny
Military Unit: Co L, 132nd Inf (Annotated 79th W)
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3168165

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart 13 October1918 Personnel Report

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Biograhical:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm A Ramsey
Age: 14
Birth Date: Jan 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Midway, Charlotte, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: W H Ramsey
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Elvey S Ramsey
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 6
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
W H Ramsey 41
Elvey S Ramsey 39
Edward E Ramsey 16
Mattie A Ramsey 14
Wm A Ramsey 14
Henry D Ramsey 10
Dilliard J Ramsey 9
Rue R Ramsey 6
Sallie H Ramsey 5
Nora G Ramsey 1
Hellen S Ramsey 10/12

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Willie A Ramsey
Age in 1910: 22
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Roanoke, Charlotte, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William H Ramsey
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Elvira S Ramsey
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: House Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Household Members Age Relationship
William H Ramsey 52 Head
Elvira S Ramsey 46 Wife
Earnest E Ramsey26 Son
Willie A Ramsey 22 Son
Dean H Ramsey 21 Son
Ginlid J Ramsey 19 Son
Ruth F Ramsey 17 Daughter
Sallie Haily Ramsey15 Daughter
Norah G Ramsey 13 Daughter
Helen S Ramsey 11 Daughter
Jessie L Ramsey 8 Son
Thomas R Ramsey 7 Son

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Willie Atwell Ramsey
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 3168165
Private Company L, 132nd Infantry
Enlisted: 26 May 1918
Event Date: 11 Oct 1918 Death
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Charlotte, VA
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1887
Death Date: 11 Oct 1918

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Died of gun shot wounds, October 12, 1918, received in action at Verdun, October 10, 1918, buried October 13, 1918, at Bethanville-Fromerville, Grave 67. Next of kin (not shown). Remains returned to U.S. September 1921. Buried Bethel Family Plot, Phenix, Virginia.