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Karen Thomason kthomason{at}dentonisd.org  Granddaughter

History of the 90th Division                                <click here>

WWI Service Card                                                <click here>

Arthur D. Hartline - Richardson, Dallas County, Texas

Army Rank: Private (1918).

Assigned Unit: Camp Travis Detachment #1

359^th Infantry Co. F   10/21/1917 to

23^rd Infantry Co. K                      to 2/8/1919

157^th Infantry Co. I     2/9/1919 to

23^rd Infantry Co. K                      to Discharge

Army Serial Number: 251,446

Inducted: Sept. 21, 1917 Dallas, Texas

Promoted:

Army Discharge: May 26, 1920 Service Connected Disability

                   Note: 18 ¾% disabled at discharge.

Remarks:  Overseas Jan. 24, 1918 – April 11, 1919

   Torpedoed on the Transport Tuscania Feb. 5, 1918

   Wounded in Action (Oct 6, 1918)

   Address: Ellis County, Texas (1900)

   Address: Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas (1910)

   Address: Richardson, Dallas County, Texas (1917) (1920)

   Note: WWI Service Card - Texas Military Forces Museum (2008)

Wife’s Name: Margaret Huffman McClary

(b. Oct. 26, 1900 Hebron, Denton County, Texas)

(d. Nov. 30, 1992 Denton, Denton County, Texas)

Married: July 21, 1924 Renner, Collin County, Texas

Fathers Name: Andrew (Andy) Hillman Hartline

(b. April 13, 1861 Cherokee County, Alabama)

(d. Feb. 28, 1944 Cherokee County, Alabama)

Mothers Name: Mellie (Nellie) Ann Baugh

(b. Oct. 5, 1869 Georgia)

(d. May 3, 1950 Cherokee County, Alabama)

Married: Oct. 12, 1884 Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia

Brothers: William, Lucky, Julius, Lew, Raymond, Leonard, Robert, and Roy

Sisters: Maggie, Nettie and Lillian

Civilian Occupation:

Born: March 8, 1894 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia

      Note: Atlanta, Georgia on Army Service Card

Died: March 13, 1969 Denton, Denton Co., Texas                  

Cemetery:

Plot:

My grandfather, Private A.D. Hartline, from Camp Travis Detachment #1, survived the sinking of the SS Tuscania. I was trying to find out more about this tragic incident. I was not aware he was involved until just recently when I was ran across an old newspaper article.

Karen Hartline Thomason

August 12, 2008