David Henry Fuller was born on March 28, 1891, in Lumberton, North Carolina. During World War I, Fuller served as a commissioned officer in the headquarters company of the 136th Heavy Field Artillery and later as a captain in the Adjutant Generals' Department. While stationed at Camp Jackson in South Carolina in early 1918, Fuller was charged with the underwriting and promotional campaign of the war risk insurance program. He saw overseas service from July 1918 to March 1919 and was honorably discharged on January 14, 1920. Fuller died in Lumberton on November 12, 1961.