James Preston Spencer

Born June 15th 1888 in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia

Family

William H. Spencer
(Father)

Bettie R. Henry
(Mother)

Public Life
Citizen?

Yes

Voter?

Yes

Religious Denomination

Baptist

Education

High school graduate

Military Service
Previous Military Service

Some military training at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Virginia

Section

Infantry

Rank

Private

Stationed before Deployment

Camp Lee, Virginia

Engagements

Argonne Forest, July 1918; Aisne-Marne Offensive, September 16-18, 1918, at Château-Thierry in region of Soissons, France

Decorations

Regiment cited

Casualty

Machine gun wound in hand at Château-Thierry, September 18, 1918

Disability

Partial, 15%

Civilian Life
Prewar Occupation

Student

Prewar Residence

Ettrick, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Postwar Residence

Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia

Postwar Occupation

Book agent

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