Men from Catawba High School who served in World War I were Neil D. Aderholdt, Bascom B. Blackwelder, George S. Blackwelder, Perry E. Cline, Roy Drum, Tom M. Gilleland, Alvin E. Herman, Carlos U. Lowrance, J. Crawford Leonard, Glenn Long, Charlie C. Moore, Grady H. Moore, G. Whitener Rhyne, Coite L. Sherrill, Don D. Sherrill, J. Ralph Stewart, and Ed E. Smith. Citizens of Catawba placed this tribute in 1938.