Gordon Williams was a casualty of WWI. The caption in this memorial photo incorrectly gave his home as Bay City instead of Ray City.
Ray City History
Gordon Williams (1894 – 1918)
Gordon Williams was among the Ray City residents who served in World War I.
On November 17, 1918 the New York Times listed Gordon Williams among the Georgia dead under the headline “Reported casualties in American Expeditionary Forces now total 80,252.”
The article read,
REPORTED CASUALTIES IN
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY
FORCES NOW TOTAL 80,252
1.532 Named in New Army Lists Include 733 Dead and 416 Wounded.
Special to the New York Times.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.–The War Department gave out two army casualty lists today, which contained 1,532 names, bringing the total for the arm up to 76,226. No Marine Corps list was issued, but the total previously reported for that branch was 4, 026, bring the total for both arms of he service up to 80,252. The army lists issued today contained the names of 386 killed in action, 231 died of wounds, 15 died of accident, 210 wounded to a degree undetermined, 108 slightly wounded, and 383 missing.
WILLIAMS, GORDON was listed as (DD) – Died of Disease. His next of kin was listed as J.C. Williams, Ray City. It would be more than three years before his body was returned home.
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