Jesse
Allen
Lunsford
Born in Person County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Willie A Lunsford
and Ollie Alice (Clayton) Lunsford
Brother of
Bunnie Lunsford, Lottie L Lunsford, Verna (Lunsford) Clayton, Edward G Lunsford, Lillie B Lunsford, Nannie (Lunsford) Fogleman, Wiley Osborne Lunsford, David Nathaniel Lunsford and Freddie Lou Lunsford
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
Jesse Lunsford served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: April 1917
Unit(s): Company G, 120th Infantry Regiment
Service ended: 5 Oct 1918
Service started: April 1917
Unit(s): Company G, 120th Infantry Regiment
Service ended: 5 Oct 1918
Jesse, born July 25, 1895, was the son of Willie A. Lunsford and Ollie Alice Clayton.
He is listed as a member of his father’s household in the 1900 census[1]
World War I Hero
- Jesse served with distinction in World War I. His draft registration card, dated June, 1917, states he was a self-employed farmer in Person county, North Carolina.[2]
- During 1916-17 he served in Co. C 316th MG Battalion and after that in Co. G 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Div, A.E.F.[3] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his action on September 29, 1918.[4]
- The citation reads:
- The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jesse Lunsford, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Corporal Lunsford attacked, single handed, a machine-gun post from which a destructive fire was being directed against his company. While he was approaching the nest the machine-gun shot the butt off his rifle and cut a hole in his breeches, but he succeeded in getting close enough to the nest to throw four hand grenades into it and then killed the gunner with his bayonet.
- General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
- Home Town: Timber Lake, NC
He never married.
The 1940 U.S. Census reveals he resides in his widow mother’s household.[5]
Jessee died on November 1, 1972 in Roxboro, North Carolina.[6] He is buried in the Nathan Lunsford Family Cemetery, Person county, North Carolina - Find A Grave: Memorial #20828601 retrieved August 26, 2021
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch – 1900 U.S. Census
- ↑ FamilySearch – U.S. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18, North Carolina, Person county
- ↑ FamilySearch – NC World War I Service Card
- ↑ Military Times – Home of the Heroes – Medal of Honor & Military History
- ↑ FamilySearch – U.S. Census, 1940
- ↑ FamilySearch – Certificate of Death
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Categories: Distinguished Service Cross (United States) | World War I Victory Medal | 120th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, World War I | 30th Infantry Division, United States Army, World War I
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