PVT Charles O. Grear
Born: 1880, Georgia
Died: 6 March 1914
Burial Site: FBNC, Section B, Row G, Site 33
PVT Charles O. Grear was born in 1880, likely in Georgia. He enlisted in the United States Army while living in Macon, Georgia, and was assigned to Company H of the 24th United States Infantry, a unit whose enlisted men are commonly referred to as Buffalo Soldiers. His profession was listed as lineman, which during this period would have referred to work in maintaining telegraph lines. His deployments include service at Ft. Jossman on Guimaras Island in the Philippines. He was ultimately discharged from E Company of the 9th Cavalry on 27 November 1912.
He at Ft. Bayard Hospital on 6 March 1914 and is interred at Section B, Row G, Site 33 of Ft. Bayard National Cemetery.
Images & Documents
United States Army Record of Enlistments, Charles O. Grear
Camp
Structure at Camp Jossman, c. 1909-1912
Notes:
Prepared by Dr. Andy Hernández, Western New Mexico University
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Legacy Memorial, Find Your Veteran
https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/CHARLESOGREAR/684320C
[1] “Charles O. Grear,” Veterans Legacy Memorial, https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/CHARLESOGREAR/684320C, accessed July 23, 2023.
[2] “W-15, A ‘shack’, Camp Jossman, P.I., Ortigas Foundation, Inc. Library. https://ortigasfoundationlibrary.com.ph/collections/image-bank-database/w-15-shack-camp-jossman-p-i, accessed July 21, 2023.