Willie James was born in 1898 in Cocke County, Tennessee, son of Isaac James and Nancy Jane Bullington. Husband of Aurvie James.
He is listed in State records under Polk County. He served in France and died on a ship with the pneumonia. Buried at Bell Hill Cemetery, Hartford, TN.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 6 April 1898
  • Date of death: 13 October 1918
  • County: Cocke
  • Hometown: Hartford
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 57th Pioneer Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Bell Hill Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar II, Middle Panel
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