Show LEGION MAN LOST NO TIME north carolina lieutenant rose from farmer boy to numerous ranks during war from farmer boy to high school teacher and later a lawyer and from buck private to fl fi r a t lieutenant are the records of cale K burgess the first department commander of the american legion in north carolina who was W the pioneer legionnaire in his state burgess Is adjutant and fin nancu mince officer of the itie north carolina department born july 16 15 1391 1891 at old trap camden county N C burgess was reared orf on a farm ue ile received tits his early education at the village public school and later was graduated from whitsett institute from which he entered the of north carolina ile he received his big bachelor of arts art degree decree lo in 1812 and taught science in the public high school at Ital kaleigh elgh two years studying law at we the same time in Septet september aber 1913 he was granted a license to practice law in north carolina and pursued the practice of his big profession until july 1817 1917 A hen k enlisted as a private in the first K N C F A N G which regiment wag soon afterward mustered into federal gerilee as the F A division during the st offensive he be served as artillery liaison officer in 10 the he argonne offensive bad and until after tile the signing of the armistice he be served as regimental intelligence officer ile he gas i as in service eighteen months and arved served as private corporal sergeant ba batall tallion lun sargeant bialor regimental bemeant major second lieutenant and birst lieutenant with the latter rank be an ag adjutant of his bis reg regiment ment ent during the last months of his service |