Edmond Gregory

Private First Class Edmond Gregory died of tuberculosis on September 6, 1919 contracted during his service in the U.S. Army in World War I.  He was 23 years old.

Edmond Gregory was born on April 8, 1896 in Henderson, North Carolina, the son of Mary Gregory.  He moved to Petersburg, Virginia and was employed at Dupont Powder Works in Hopewell, Virginia prior to his induction into the U.S. Army.

PFC Gregory enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 5, 1917 at Newport News, Virginia.  He served in Company E, 304th Stevedore Regiment and then Company B, 814th Transportation Corps.  The Transportation Corps were stevedore companies responsible for loading and unloading the vast war materials that arrived at the ports of Brest, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, Havre, and Marseilles. Each company had 250 African American soldiers and three white officers.  PFC Gregory served overseas until June 22, 1919 and died of tuberculosis on September 6, 1919. 

Last edited: 26 May 2026