https://oaklandcemeteryhistory.org/files/original/e37f7505952b7455581e68544edbdf2e.jpg 660e8e7fbb1170785d4d77acbd5bec00 https://oaklandcemeteryhistory.org/files/original/dc6c6130f3fe70f2630607fe0b377b19.jpg e8cb4d7599c7a0be21a78951cd02752b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WWI Individuals Person An individual. Birth Date 1889 Birthplace Atlanta, GA Death Date 1918 Military Service Details 6 Co 157 Dep Brigade to July 12, 1918; Co D 314 Labor Battalion to death. Served as private overseas July 26, 1918 until death. Died of pneumonia October 24, 1918. Posthumously awarded the French Certificate of Honor. Occupation Porter at Typewriter Company; Laborer. Biographical Text In 1919, the Georgia Memorial Commission held a memorial service for Georgia soldiers who died during World War I. A “special provision” was made to allow the relatives of African American soldiers to sit on the main floor of the auditorium. He is listed among the soldiers of the “fallen heroes of Fulton County” monument at <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2348_Pershing_Point_Park_Atlanta_GA">Pershing Point</a> erected by the War Mothers Association in 1920. He is also listed in <a href="https://archive.org/stream/SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV1#page/n217/mode/2up"><em>Soldiers of the Great War</em></a>. Next of Kin Mother Nettie Doster Wimby, Sister Juliette Wimby Butler. GPS 33.7488842,-84.3711751 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Olin Wimby