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Fourteenth Company NC State Guard Roanoke Rapids Formed
The Fourteenth Company of the North Carolina State Guard organized and activated February 17 1944. It joins the Third Regiment under Colonel Zeno Hollowell and Third Battalion led by Major Hill Yarborough with companies from Louisburg Henderson Roanoke Rapids and Dunn. The roster lists Captain Francis Kemp first lieutenant John Dunn sergeant James Rogers and many enlisted men. The guard replaces the National Guard for duration with state based service.
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North Carolina State Guard
Zeno Hollowell
Goldsboro
Hill Yarborough
Louisburg
Henderson
Roanoke Rapids
Dunn
National Guard
U. S. Army