Arthur B. Douglas was born on November 25, 1899. He was a volunteer and was only about 18 years of age. He left Rockwood and went to Chattanooga. From there he went to Birmingham, where he enlisted. He wrote his parents that he had a fine position in Birmingham, but that he realized that his country needed him and that he intended to enlist. For a time after his enlistment he was in a hospital but shortly after being released was sent overseas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company G, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action as he was close by his side when the shell which took his life exploded on July 19, 1918. He is now buried in Odd Fellow Cemetery, Pond Grove, Roane County, Tennessee, USA.

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