On Gilliam McConnell Road 0.2 miles west of Dowd Road, on the right when traveling west.
In January 1915 James Roger McConnell left Carthage, N.C. For N.Y. And sailed to France. He volunteered in the American Ambulance Service as an ambulance driver. He was awarded the much coveted Croix de Guerre for Bravery Under Fire. He later joined . . . — — Map (db m104350) HM WM
On Gilliam McConnell Road 0.2 miles west of Dowd Road, on the right when traveling west.
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To the American Sergeant Pilot Aviator
James McConnell
Voluntary Enlisted Man in the
French Aviation on December 27th, 1915
Killed in Action on
March 19th, 1917 in Aerial Combat
The country of France will forever be . . . — — Map (db m104348) HM WM
On Courthouse Square at McReynolds Street (North Carolina Route 24/27), on the left when traveling south on Courthouse Square.
A citizen of Carthage joined the French army early in 1915 and after two years of distinguished service fell in heroic battle with German aeroplanes on March 19, 1917. He fought for humanity, liberty and democracy. Lighted the way for his . . . — — Map (db m289829) HM WM
