Claiborne County, Tennessee

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Claiborne County is located in the northeastern region of Tennessee. It is bordered by the following Tennessee counties: Campbell, Grainger, Hancock and Union. It is also adjacent to Bell and Whitley counties in Kentucky and Lee County, Virginia.

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MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS

World War I Gold Star Records

Soard, Henry Venson

Date of Birth: 6 June 1894

Birthplace: Tazewell, Claiborne County, TN

Occupation: Farming Married: No

Parents: John Soard & Malvina Soard

Nearest Relative: Mrs. Vaney Thacker, New Tazewell, TN

Entered Service: 20 September 1917, Tazewell, TN

Training: Camp Gordon, Atlanta, GA

Branch: Army Engineering Corps

Rank: Private Company: B

Regiment: 105th Promotions: 1st Class Private

Date of Sailing: 26 May 1918 Date of Arrival in Europe: 6 June 1918

Date & Location of Death: 17 October 1918, Molain, Aisne, France

Source: "Tennessee World War I Gold Star Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1918-1924, online database (http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm : accessed 28 February 2018).

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