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birth
Sidney, Everett Kornegay was born near Malone Hill County, Texas on November 22, 1894 -
Family
He was the oldest child of Marion Sidell and Caroline Frances Bassinger Kornegay, he had a younger brother and a younger sister -
What happened in the war
The war began in Europe in 1914. The Germans attacked the Lusitania and sunk it in 1915. The U.S. entered the war in 1917 and the selective servive act was formed. -
America
The Americans had to decide on what side they would be on. They trusted the allied cause more because they valued the heritage. They also valued the language and political ideals shared with britain. -
School
He was a member of the first (1917) graduating class of southern Methodist University in Dallas. He received a temporary 1st grade teaching certificate. -
First time things
World War 1 was the first war in which woman served in the armed forces. However they served in non combat positions. In 1917 the men were assigned to active duties and the women were needed for critical work. -
Work
He was an ordained minister. He worked in Malone, Texas bank. And involved himself in the YMCA work at the U.S. Army camp Bowie near Fort Worth. -
Military Time
He volunteered and served in the marine corps and was KIA on November 1, 1918. His family received a WW1 victory medal with 2 bars. He served from 5/27/1918 to 11/1/1918 -
Death
He was killed approximetely 115 miles away from Paris, France. He was brought back and barried in fairveiw cemetary in Hubbard Texas in 1921 -
why join the military 1
Several young men were leaving for camps, so Kornegay decided to go himself. He would have been exempt from the army service because of his being a student of the ministry. -
why join the military 2
But he still kept his plans. His friends had hoped he would have returned to serve for the church but they would become dissapointed. -
why join the military 3
He wanted to go to france but only the more mature soldiers could be sent across. So he went and signed up for the marines and was sent to Paris Island for training. And then went to quantico to sail with his comrades on his way to his own death. -
friends
His friends and family in his hometown all loved him and reached out to his family and prayed for them at church -
unit in marines
95th company, 6th marines regiment, 2nd division, American expeditionary force. He was a private -
service location
United States, Meuse-Argonne, France, St. Mihiel France -
The Time periods
The Armistice ends fighting on November 11 1918. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russian-German war. In 1919 the Versailles peace conference begins. -
The end of the war
Negotiations to end the war with the treaty of versailles started in 1919. The participants were the allies or "the big four". And the war ended on November 11, 1918
