William Carroll was born in Boston in 1894. According to Eaward Schafer, Carroll, also known as "Shorty" was at one point in an orphan asylum in... Show moreWilliam Carroll was born in Boston in 1894. According to Eaward Schafer, Carroll, also known as "Shorty" was at one point in an orphan asylum in Boston. Schafer says that someone stole a nun's pen and Carroll was then "striped" outside. He then "ran away to Vermont and now knows only French." By 1917 Carroll was living in Bennington, Vermont. On June 18, 1917 he enlisted in Co. I, 1st Infantry, Vermont National Guard, where he served until August 18, 1917. He was then transferred to Co. C, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division where he was a cook. He was in France from September 17, 1817 to April 7, 1919. He received an honorable discharge at Camp Devens on April 29, 1919. Show less