Samuel Sockwell was an African American veteran who served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was born on July 25, 1962 in Cedartown, Georgia. He grew up with both parents who were also born in Georgia. At age 6, Sockwell temporarily lived on a farm in Antioch, Polk, Georgia with his grandparents and four other family members. Sockwell was close to completing elementary school; he stopped schooling after the fourth grade. He enlisted into the U.S. army from Fort Hayes on August 5, 1914 at 21 years old. He was assigned to the Troop L 9 Cavalry unit, and was ranked as a Private. He was honorably discharged on August 5, 1919. After service, Samuel moved to Los Angeles, California, where he lived with his wife Clara Sockwell in the 1930 and 40s. At this time, Sockwell worked for the Engineering Department of the City of Los Angeles City Hall. He eventually registered to vote in 1950 as a Republican. He passed away on March 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California.  

 

This biography was researched and written by students as part of the Digital Veterans Legacy Project at Loyola Marymount University, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration.  

 

 

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