Henry K. Burtner Henry K. Burtner was Greensboro first Soldier to give his life for his country in World War I. He volunteered for service in 1917 and completed his training at Camp Hancock, Georgia. After joining the 3rd Infantry Division, he went to France in April 1918. While engaged in combat action at Chateau-Thierry, he lost his life on the night of June 18, 1918 at age 19.

Charter Members John G. Alexander Allen Adams Sidney S. Alderman C.W.Banner M.D. R.L. Beall P.H. Beeson J.H. Boyles M.D. B.T. Baynes J.F. Brown E.F. Bain Jr. J.T. Blackmon Charles J. Blake Clyde S. Ballinger Kemp C. Clendemin H.H. Cartlamd J.N. Coble A.H.Causey George W. Crawford Travis B. Callum R.E. Denny G.G. Dickson T.H. Edwards A.J. Estes H.E. Ellett George D. Floyd R.L. Fogleman H.F. Fox Henry P. Foust H.K. Foster R.W. Glenn W.T. Grimley W.L. Gibbons E.A. Ham J. Max Hendrix Reece P. Harrry A.C. Hudson Dorsey Y. Hogan M.W. Heiss Charles H. Ireland Jr Vance Jerome W.M. Joyner Andrew Joyner Jr Hugh W. Johnson Edward C. Jerome J.E. Justice Jr Gerald W. Johnson E.C. Klingman A.L. Larrimore McDaniel Lewis John W. Long M.D. Brocton R. Lyon M.D. John W. McAlister G.B. McDaniel W.H. McLarly Roy G. McKnight Roger A. McDuffie J.E. Mitchell C.E. Moore Jr Carlee Montgomery James S. Morgan B.M. Newell W.T. O'Donohue Frederick T. Pearce Lewis A. Pick R. M. Robinson J.F. Stevens Robt. B. Scott Parke C. Stratford P.I. Smith J. Brookes Smith F.R. Stout H.A. Schiffman James I. Trogdon John G. Thacker F.F. Venable M.A. White Capus M. Waynick Hugh C. Wolfe W.N. Watson C. Fisk White C.R. Wharton P.M. Whitsett A.R. Wilson Jr Harry Wharton A. Earl Weatherly Henry S. Williams Leonard White George A. York End of Charter Members Representative Howard Coble (Deceased)