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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