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Allamakee co. Iowa
World War I
Discharge from Draft
John E. French


~Page 10, No. 757
Form No. 107, prepared by the Provost Marshall General
Camp Pike, Arkansas
Serial No. ----- Local Board at Waukon, Ia.

Certificate of Discharge Because Physically Deficient

This certifies that the person named herein was called for the Military service of the United States by his local board, and reported at this Camp and was physically examined on the 18 day of January, 1918, by Frank H. Redwood, and the said Medical Officer having found that John E. French, Co. A. 347 Inf. Postville, Iowa, whose Serial Number H.R.H. Constitutional Psychopath is State (Inadequate Personality) Enuresis was given him by his Local Board, was physically deficient and not physically qualified for military service; he is therefore hereby discharged from liability to serve under the present call for military service of the United States made by his Local Board.

This certificate is issued subject to all the limitations of the Act of Congress approved May 18, 1917, and of all the rules and Regulations thereunder, amongst which are:

[transcriber: followed was a list of 6 regulations, they have not been transcribed]

By Command of Brigadier General Van Vliet: Wm. H. Bauer, 1st Lieut. M.R.C. U.A., Asst. Div. Adjutant
Frank H. Redwood, 1st Lt. M.R.C.
Chester C. Bechling, Capt. M.R.C.
Dated this 1 day of February, 1918
Office of Camp Q.M. Camp Pike, Ark. Feb 1, 1918. Paid in Full $51.42, Chas. Ferfect, Capt. Q.M. U.S.A.

Filed for Record the 21st day of April, A.D. 1919, F.H. Klees, Recorder

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~source: Soldiers' and sailors' discharge record, 1917-1949; FHL US/CAN Film 1480794 Item 4
~transcribed by S. Ferrall for Allamakee co. IAGenWeb from scanned records contributed by Constance Diamond, coordinator of the Iowa Special Project, Iowa in the Great War

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