Herman D. Gentry was born on March 20th, 1896, in Gurley, Alabama to John Morgan Gentry and Cynthia Anna Echols Gentry. Mr. Gentry enlisted in Company C, 4th Alabama Infantry, Alabama National Guard on 26 July 1917 as a Private. His unit was mustered into service for World War I at Camp Albert L. Mills, New York, and was designated as Company C, 167th Infantry, as part of the 42d “Rainbow” Division, American Expeditionary Force.
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