Earl Price Matney

Earl Price Matney
World War I
Pvt  Army, Company I, 305th Infantry Regiment
Born 01/16/1893, Mountain City, TN to Rev Greene & Lizzie C. Matney

Matney, a farmer, joined the Army on 07/22/1918 and trained at Camp Lewis, WA.  He sailed to Europe with the 305th Infantry division where they participated in several campaigns - Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne, and Lorraine,  where he suffered a serious wound to the left side of his face and later died of bronchial pneumonia on 11/2/1918.  He was 25 and is buried in Mountain City.

Oise-Aisne Offensive 8/8/-11/11/1918

Camp Lewis, Washington