Linwood Thomas Hitch Sr.

In the records of soldiers in World War I, Linwood Hitch is shown with Serial Number 1,285,918, serving with Company I, 115th Infantry. He lived at 104 Gray Street, Salisbury, Maryland. He was age 22 years, 1 month and from Salisbury, Maryalnd where he was also born. He was listed as Private 1st Class on July 12, 1917, Private October 1, 1917, Private 1st Class April 9, 1919 with Company I Maryland Infantry, Company I 115 Infantry. He received an honorable discharge on June 6, 1919. He was overseas between June 15, 1918 and May 24, 1919 with Center sector, Meuse-Argonne.

Linwood married Sadie Ellen Bounds, daughter of James Warren Bounds and Mary Alice Carter, about 1921. (Sadie Ellen Bounds was born on 27 Feb 1894 in Worcester Co., MD,^{1 4} died on 18 Jul 1962 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE ^{1 5} and was buried about 21 Jul 1962 in Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD.)

Linwood next married Virginia Webster.