Erwin Mark Randall was born February 22, 1891, in Worley, North Carolina. Randall was a laborer in Hot Springs, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in May 1918 and served with the 156th Depot Brigade and the 316th Field Artillery. He was honorably discharged on March 24, 1919. Randall died in Rhodhiss (Caldwell County) on April 14, 1951.