James Thomas Blincoe [2592]

1892-1943

Father Nm: Howell Hines Blincoe [8634] born 16.8.1861 Mississippi died 5.11.1927 mother Mary(Molly) B Austin [8831]  Philadelphia.

Mother Nm: Beula Cobb 1871.

Marriage Dt:

Kin comments:

Spouse Comments: Vitula Gouch 1903.

Children: James Howell 1927, Paul Blincoe 1929.

1910 Census Vicksburg Ward 4, Warren, Mississippi

1. H H Blimcoe 45
2. Beulah Blimcoe 39
3. J T Blimcoe 18
4. E M Blimcoe 17
5. M K Blimcoe 12
6. M B Blimcoe 71
7. K Tillman 53
8. Davis Tillman

 

Pre-war

1916

• 3^rd Jul. Enlisted in the Army. James was with the 1^st Arkansas Regiment. H Company, when it was used in the Mexican Border duty. Note it did not engage in the raid into Mexico to capture Pancho Villas.

WW1

Blincoe James Thomas, 1st Sergeant, 1586519, Coy H, Arkansas 1^st Infantry, Coy H 153^rd Infantry, HQ Coy 164^th Infantry, 39^th Division.

1917

• 31^st Mar. 1^st Regiment was mobilised and began reporting to Fort Roots in North Little Rock. The 1^st Arkansas became the 153^rd Infantry of the 77^th Infantry Brigade 39^th Division.
• 25^th Aug. Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.³

1918

• 1^st Aug. The 39th Division, less its artillery units and some other troops, left Camp Beauregard and sailed for overseas service on SS George Washington on 16^th August 1918.³
• 5^th Aug. – 12^th Sept. The units of the 39^th Division arrived in France. They were then sent south of Paris to the St. Florent area, southwest of Bourges, where it was designated as a replacement division.³
• 5^th Aug.  James part of Headquarters staff of the 153rd Infantry departs later for France on the ship Huron.

Name: James T Blincoe
Departure Date: 6 Aug 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, Virginia
Address: 1711 Cherry St
Residence Place: Vicksburg Miss
Mother: Howell Blincoe
Ship: Huron
Rank: 1stSgt
Service Number: 1586519
Notes: Headquarters Company 153d Infantry 39th Division

• 3rd Sept. St Florent-sur-Cher.³

The Division was never a front line division; therefore, it never advanced any miles, captured any prisoners nor received any replacements. The Division was designated as the Fifth Depot Division on 14^th August 1918 and moved to Charost and Mehun-sur-Yeure Area southwest of Bourges. The units of the Division, for the most part, were training cadres whose duties were to receive, train, equip, and forward replacements of both officers and men for the infantry units, machine gun units, and for ammunition and supply trains. While the 153^rd Infantry did not see combat as a regiment due to its use as replacements, several of its soldiers did participate in combat.

• 29^th Oct. Orders directed that the Division be attached to the 1^st Depot Division at St-Aignan-Noyers and Loir-et-Cher. There, several of the units were transferred to combat divisions.
• 7^th Nov. Transferred to HQ 164^th Infantry in the 41st Division.¹ Note Nov 8. Div receives the personnel of the 3^rd and 5^th Depots for disposal as replacements.³
• 25^th Nov. Returned to 153^rd Infantry until 4^th April 1919.¹

1919

• 4^th Apr. Detached to 302nd Ammunition Train. until discharge.¹

  

• 24^th  April. James returned to the United States on USS President Grant arriving 6^th May 1919.

Departure Date: 24 Apr 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 6 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Natchez, Mississippi
Father: Howell H. Blincoe
Ship: PRESIDENT GRANT
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1,586,519
Notes: DETACHMENT 302ND AMMUNITION TRAIN 77TH DIVISION

• 22^nd May. Honourably Discharged

Sources

1. Mississippi State Service Records.
2. Veterans Application for Headstone Marker 1944.
3. Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World War American Expeditionary Forces divisions Vol. 2 Center Of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1988.
4. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

Medals

James was entitled to the Victory medal with at least the France clasp and the Mexican Border Service Medal.

After the War

1940 Census Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

1. James Blincoe 47
2. Vitula Blincoe 37
3. James Blincoe 12
4. Paul Blincoe 10

Death date: 18 Sept 1943 Age 51

Death place: Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas, Gender: Male, Race or colour (on document): w, Age at death: 51 years 3 months 15 days, Birthdate: 05 Jun 1892, Birthplace: Mississippi, Marital status: Married, Father’s name: Horrell Blincoe, Father’s birthplace: Kentucky, Mother’s name: Bela Cobb, Mother’s birthplace: Mississippi, Occupation: Construction Work, Residence: Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Tex, Cemetery name: Oakhill Cem, Burial place: Hemphill, Tex, Burial date: 20 Sept 1943, Film number: 2137436

Digital GS number: 4029599, Image number: 133, Reference number: 42921, Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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