Show LEGION MAN LOST NO TIME north carolina lieutenant rose from Farmer Boyto Boy to numerous ranks i during war prom barmer iT ariner boy to high school teacher and later a lawyer and from buck private to 11 farst r s t lieutenant are the records of cale K Kw burgess gess tile first depart ment commander of the american legion in north carolina who was P ili alie e p pioneer I 1 0 it e e r legionnaire in his state burgess Is adjutant lind and flu fin bauce officer of the north Ca caroway de department part ment dorn bom july 16 15 1891 at old trap camden Couri county tj W N 0 burgess was reared reaped on an a farm ile he received ills his early education at the village public aud and later was as graduated from whitsett institute front from which lie entered the university y of north care caio una ue ile rec received elved his lias bachelor of arts degree in 1112 1912 and taught science in the public high school at raleigh two years bears studying law at the same time la in september Sep 1913 lie was vas granted ranted a license to practice law la north carolina nad and pursued the practice of his profession until july 1317 1917 when lie he enlisted as a private in the first N C F A N G which regiment was soon afterward mustered feied into federal service as the F A sot it division during the st offensive he bel served veil as artillery liaison officer in the argonne offensive and until after lafter the signing of the armistice lie he served oil as regimental intelligence officer ile he was la in service eighteen months s and nn d served ns as private corporal sergeant bataillon sergeant major regimental sergeant major second lieuten lieutenant arif and first lieutenant with the latter rank he served as adjutant of his als regin ent during the last months of his service |