Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-25
YOUNG OFFICER GAVE
LIFE FOR DEMOCRACY
Rrothcr Of Tulsa Banker Made Won
dcrful Fight Against the Hun
Hordcs and Died October IL.

rosrph j. Byrd, Jr.. OF the Union
National bank, was called to the old
bonIc In Lawrenceville, Ga, last
week TO hc with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs J. J.. Byrd. in their be
rea,cnrent in the loss Of a son, Lieut.
George Harold Byrd. who fell in
Franc"
Lieutenant Byrd, who h a cousin
n, Or Fred s.. Lee and Paul Cl!n.
ton. VISITED his relatives I'm Tulsa
after having received his overseas
o-lc-s last spring and many friends
Of his visit heard with regret
the r,Ws Of his death. which came
several days ago. The young Of
fcpr had been in action for some
TINE and from all indications was
among the last who gave his life
70 the cause OF democracy.
Tho News-Herald Of Lawrence
y.l,p which has been the home OF
the Byrd family for years. said the
following OF the brave young SOL
der.
News has been received by his
relatives here that Lieut.. George
Harold Rvrd was Killed on the I'm
Of October In the great battle In
Argonne forest, in the Ncrdun sec
tor, which continued through more
than two weeks. and was one OF the
most desperate of the war, as the
very hes; troops in the German army
were sent TO defend that portion OF
the line. because the holding Of il
was Of vital importance.
Lieutenant Byrd entered the first
officers training camp at Fort Nc
Pherson, from which he graduated
and was commissioned "A first lieu
tenant Of infantry and when the
send division was organized at Camp
Gordon he was promoted 10 the rank
Of adiutant, and assigned to the
seth infantry. and left for France
with his division last April.
His regiment suffered tremendous
losses In killed and wounded in the
engagement in which he was killed.
some companies losing all OF their
commissioned officers, and he was
acting as major Of the 327th at that
time.
lie made a splendid record as
soldier, and turned down two offers
Of an assignment TO home training
camps after he had been In France
several months. saying that he vol
unteered TO fight through the war to
It's finish, and intended to carry out
that resolution.
He was young man OF an ex-
ceedingly attractive and lovable per-
sOnality, and really and truly num-
bercd his friends by his acquaint-
ances and was decidedly the most
popular officer in his regiment, and
especially with the rank and file, be-
ause Of his courteous and kindly
Treatment Of them.
He was born at LawrenceVille
June l, 1890. and grew to manhood
here, but went into the insurance
business several years ago, at At
lanta, and made Decatur his home,
and was credited to the quota from
Dekalb county. He was universally
beloved at Decatur and exceedingly
popular in business circles in At
lanta, and the news of his death
made many sad hearts in both GOm-
mun.tles and also at Lawrenceville.
where the whole community deeply
and sincerely sympathize with his
relatives and friends over this sad
dispensation OF Providence. Il
He was son OF Mr.. and Mrs. ].
p Byrd, OF this city, who survive
him, and left the following brothers
and sisters: Misses Cora and Geor-
gla Byrd. Mrs. L. r. Martin Mrs.
Wilbur Blake. his twin sister. CAL
houn Falls, S. c.; Mrs. Sam Martin,
Fred Byrd, d. NJ. Byrd OF Lawrence
vile and Joseph y. Byrd, Jr., Of
Tulsa OKLA