Uncle John Henry West was left for dead on the battle field in France. One of the other soldiers was going to pick him up and carry him out when his superior officer told him to leave him as he was going to die anyway. He had a bullet in his chest near his heart. Sometime later another troop came through and one of the soldiers picked him up and carried him out and he was taken to a hospital where he was treated. The bullet reminded in his chest the rest of his life as the doctors feared trying to remove it might cause it to move and go into his heart.
US Army
WW1
Name: John Henry West
Event: Death
Event Date: 28 Jan 1978
Event Place: Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina
Burial Date: 30 Jan 1978
Burial Place: Kings Mountain, N.C.
Cemetery: Mountain Rest
Residence: Lincolnton, NC
Street Address: Rt 4
Gender: Male
Death Age: 88
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Disabled
Birth Date: 07 Nov 1889
Birthplace: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Father: Father William Terrell West
Mother: Mother Mary Ann Greenway
NOTE: There may be an error in the NC Death Certificate which is considered a legal document.
Per SAC: Please correct the place of birth John Henry West, he was born in Bonham, Texas. Not in Cleveland County, NC. His parents were William Terrell West 1849-1909 and Mary Ann Greenway West. His mother died in Texas. His father is buried in Jones Cemetery in Polk County, NC.
US Army
WW1
Name: John Henry West
Event: Death
Event Date: 28 Jan 1978
Event Place: Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina
Burial Date: 30 Jan 1978
Burial Place: Kings Mountain, N.C.
Cemetery: Mountain Rest
Residence: Lincolnton, NC
Street Address: Rt 4
Gender: Male
Death Age: 88
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Disabled
Birth Date: 07 Nov 1889
Birthplace: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Father: Father William Terrell West
Mother: Mother Mary Ann Greenway
NOTE: There may be an error in the NC Death Certificate which is considered a legal document.
Per SAC: Please correct the place of birth John Henry West, he was born in Bonham, Texas. Not in Cleveland County, NC. His parents were William Terrell West 1849-1909 and Mary Ann Greenway West. His mother died in Texas. His father is buried in Jones Cemetery in Polk County, NC.
Uncle John Henry West was left for dead on the battle field in France. One of the other soldiers was going to pick him up and carry him out when his superior officer told him to leave him as he was going to die anyway. He had a bullet in his chest near his heart. Sometime later another troop came through and one of the soldiers picked him up and carried him out and he was taken to a hospital where he was treated. The bullet reminded in his chest the rest of his life as the doctors feared trying to remove it might cause it to move and go into his heart.
US Army
WW1
Name: John Henry West
Event: Death
Event Date: 28 Jan 1978
Event Place: Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina
Burial Date: 30 Jan 1978
Burial Place: Kings Mountain, N.C.
Cemetery: Mountain Rest
Residence: Lincolnton, NC
Street Address: Rt 4
Gender: Male
Death Age: 88
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Disabled
Birth Date: 07 Nov 1889
Birthplace: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Father: Father William Terrell West
Mother: Mother Mary Ann Greenway
NOTE: There may be an error in the NC Death Certificate which is considered a legal document.
Per SAC: Please correct the place of birth John Henry West, he was born in Bonham, Texas. Not in Cleveland County, NC. His parents were William Terrell West 1849-1909 and Mary Ann Greenway West. His mother died in Texas. His father is buried in Jones Cemetery in Polk County, NC.
US Army
WW1
Name: John Henry West
Event: Death
Event Date: 28 Jan 1978
Event Place: Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina
Burial Date: 30 Jan 1978
Burial Place: Kings Mountain, N.C.
Cemetery: Mountain Rest
Residence: Lincolnton, NC
Street Address: Rt 4
Gender: Male
Death Age: 88
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Disabled
Birth Date: 07 Nov 1889
Birthplace: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Father: Father William Terrell West
Mother: Mother Mary Ann Greenway
NOTE: There may be an error in the NC Death Certificate which is considered a legal document.
Per SAC: Please correct the place of birth John Henry West, he was born in Bonham, Texas. Not in Cleveland County, NC. His parents were William Terrell West 1849-1909 and Mary Ann Greenway West. His mother died in Texas. His father is buried in Jones Cemetery in Polk County, NC.
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