Fifty men from the 11th and 13th Civil Districts of Lawrence County, Tennessee, served in the Army and Navy of the U.S. during the World War of 1917–1919 and were honored with the words, "Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget." Among them were 1st Lt. Edward S Stewart, Commanding Officer Co., 12, Battalion 15, U.S.A., who died at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Oct. 19, 1918; Malcolm C. Patterson, Private, Battery F. 114TH. Field Art. U.S.A., who died at Camp Sevier, S.C., Oct. 11, 1917; 1st Lt. Leoline O. Crane, who was killed near Chateau Thierry, France, in the 2nd Battle of the Marne July 19,1918; and Flavious J. Merrow, Private 1st. Class, Co. E. 119th U.S. Inf., who was killed in the Battle of Bellicourt, France, Sept. 19, 1918.