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- PRIVATE ROLAND H. CHILES, son of Charles and Gertrude Chiles, 216 Bethel Street, Waxahachie. Born at Nash, Texas, August 28, ....(it's printed 1919, but t hat can't be correct) Received his education at the Nash public schools. Private Chiles volunteered for service April 2, 1917--before the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Germany, in the Medical Department of the 111th Engineers of the Texas National Guards, which was Federalized into the 36th Division. Stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Rio Grande City, and Camp Bowie.
Sent overseas, July, 1918.
Saw action in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26, to November 11, 1918. Spent 60 days in the front lines. Discharged at Camp Bowie, June 18, 1919.
Source Information:
Russo, Lori. Ellis County, Texas World War I Veterans [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Men of Ellis County, Texas, Who Served in WWI. www.ancestry.com
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Name: Roland H. Chiles
Death date: 24 Dec 1965
Death place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cause of death: Self inflicted gunshot wound
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 66 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 28 Aug 1899
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse name: Grace Chiles
Father name: Charley Chiles
Father birth place:
Mother name: Gertrude Davenport
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Retired Carpenter
Residence: 113 Bauder Street, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Cemetery name: Waxahachie City Cemetery
Burial place: Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Burial date: 26 Dec 1965
Additional relatives: Mrs. Grace Chiles, wife
Film number: 2117868
Digital GS number: 4028293
Image number: 3207
Reference number: 76728
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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