William Sherman Dugger was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, son of John Franklin Dugger and Eliza A. Williams. He died at the age of 32 from non-battle wounds; he was killed when he fell from a moving train.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 31 March 1881
  • Date of death: 6 March 1918
  • County: Carter
  • Hometown: Elizabethton
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 49th US Infantry
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Meredith Cemetery, Carter County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar II, Middle Panel
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