Commemorating Private Charles T. Norwood, World War I

     Commemorating Private Charles T. Norwood, World War I Veteran as we approach the 100th Anniversary of The American Legion Post 157. 
         The Rev. Jemonde Taylor, Rector of Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church held service at the gravesite in honor of Charles T. Norwood in Raleigh National Cemetery in Raleigh North Carolina.
     The Charles T. Norwood American Legion Post 157 was chartered December 19, 1924, five years after the National American Legion received its Congressional Charter. 
     The Post was named to honor Pvt. Charles T. Norwood who served with Company H, 365th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division. Pvt. Norwood was wounded on November 11, 1918 just hours before the Armistice to end World War I was set to begin.
     Pvt. Norwood died from his wounds and Lobar Pneumonia on January 17, 1919 making him the first Black solider to be killed from Raleigh, North Carolina during World War I. Pvt. Charles T. Norwood was buried in the Raleigh National Cemetery on August 1, 1921. He is buried in Section 8 Site 1226.