Second Lieutenant Charles West Joplin

Second Lieutenant Charles West Joplin

World War I

United States. Army

University of Alabama

2Lt. Charles W. Joplin was killed on June 21, 1918, while serving with the 7th Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Regiment. Lt. Joplin was originally from Gurley in Madison County, Alabama but was a popular student at the University of Alabama prior to his enlistment. Lt. Joplin was a member of the Kappa Alpha Beta Fraternity and played baseball and football for the University of Alabama. A photo of Lt. Joplin from his time at the University of Alabama may be found here at the website of the Bryant Museum: http://bryantmuseum.com/playerDetail.asp?ID=754. More information on Lt. Joplin can be found here: https://www.abmc.gov/node/321587#.VoMBoL9v5_c

Tuscaloosa News Archive

March 20, 1919

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Newspaper

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Tuscaloosa (AL)