1SG Carroll Edwin Kay was born 20 Dec 1892 in Caroline County, Virginia to Edgar B. and Lilly Gray (Ennis) Kay. In 1910 Carroll was working on a locomotive or for the railroad. His father was appointed Postmaster for Delos, Virginia in 1891. On 4 Mar 1918, Carroll married Brooke Tignor in Richmond, Virginia.
1SG Kay was First Sergeant of B Company 116th Infantry when he died of pneumonia on 4 Feb 1919. The unit was awaiting transportation back to the United States.
1SG Kay was returned to the U.S. and he is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Bowling Green, Virginia.