About
World War I (1914-1918)
Courtland John Thomas was born in Lake Luzerne, New York, on September 11, 1893. By 1910, he was living in the city of Schenectady with his family. He was a teacher and a member of the Albany Street Methodist Church's Kappa Sigma Pi Fraternity, Chapter 258.
On April 4, 1918, Courtland enlisted in the United States Army. He served as a private in Company D, 303rd Ammunition Train. On May 7, 1918, at Fort Dix, New York, Courtland died of appendicitis. He is buried in Parkview Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry