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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Pompano's World War I Servicemen

The Florida State Archives has placed online the service record cards of Floridians who served in World War I. The following individuals are recorded as having declared their place of residence as Pompano:
Blaine, Henry
Blount, James D
Blount, William H
Britt, Jesse B
Britt, William H
Carter, Raymond S
Cooper, Reene
Fain, Junious M
Hardin, James G
Harry, Thomas
Hewell, Ralph Wendell
Hiers, Charlie
Hirres, Jack
Howell, Guy R
Lyons, Henry L
Miller, General Harrison
Miller, Willie Irvin
Myrick, Robert A
Reese, Cumming S
Sample, Lee M
Skates, Lonnie C
Slaughter, Liberty W
Smith, Daniel Jackson
Smith, William E
Smoak, Oliver B
Walton, Nimrod James
Walton, William A
Weaver, James Gordon
Williams, Robert
(Click on an individual's name to link to their service card image.)

None of the 29 individuals listed above were officers, and only two (Jesse and William Britt) rose as high as Sergeant. Five of the 29 served in the Navy (R. Hewell, G. Miller, W. Miller, N. Walton and J. Weaver); all the rest were in the Army. Four were African-Americans (H. Blaine, R. Cooper, T. Harry and R. Williams).


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