John Wesley Fleming was born in 1894 in Sevierville, Tennessee to George Washington Fleming and Harriet Edward Shields. He was a farmer before his induction into military service on 21 July 1918 at Camp Gordon, Chamblee, Georgia. He died of measles and broncho pneumonia.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 25 January 1894
  • Date of death: 5 October 1918
  • County: Sevier
  • Hometown: Sevierville
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: September Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry Company 3
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Pigeon Forge Methodist Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar V, Middle Panel
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