Remembering Suwannee: Mobilization and service in “The War to End All Wars,” Part 4

Eric Musgrove Contributor Continuing with the mobilization of Suwannee County’s men for service in the Great War… While the first batch of men trained (and sometimes died) out of State, back in Suwannee County, the citizens were continuing to mobilize. A mid-December 1917 Suwannee Democrat article noted: “Y. O. Brown, who is recruiting a Coast Artillery Company, has enlisted 21 additional recruits for this week. Eight-one is the quota and Mr. Brown confidently expects to complete the organization by the end of the week.” A listing of those who had thus far enlisted followed the report, including some Whiddons, Hackneys, Friers, Tillmans, Jacksons, Wilsons, and Walkers, among ot