1SG Joseph Linwood Procise

courtesy of SoilSister

1SG Joseph Linwood Procise was born on 19 Apr 1890 in Petersburg, Virginia to John Thomas and Mary Catherine (Underhill) Procise.  His father worked as a veneer cutter. In 1910, Joe (as he was known in the military) was working in a trunk factory.

In 1911, Joe entered the Army and was discharged in 1914. After entering the Army again, Joe was assigned to G Company 116th Infantry.  When the unit shipped out for France aboard the USS Finland, Joe was just a SGT.  He was later promoted to 1SG.  1SG Procise was killed in action on 9 Oct 1918.

1SG Procise was buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.

Brother John Lewis Procise was in service from 1914-1916. Paternal grandfather Joseph Darby Procise served in both the Mexican and Civil Wars and died 15 Jul 1863 possibly in the vicinity of Falling Waters, Virginia while serving with G Company 41st Virginia Volunteer Infantry.