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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1507
Name:  George Aloysius Auer Filed:  August 22, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     George Aloysius Auer

#4006402   Corporal Infantry Unassigned.

          

 

THE UNITED STATES ARMY, as a Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is herby HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of     Tel. Auth.  W. D. Nov. 15-1918; Letter W. D. Nov. 30-1918

 

Said    George Aloysius Auer was born in     Garnavillo
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    26 1/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Blue  eyes,   light  hair,     fair  complexion, and was       5  feet   10 1/2   inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    9th   day of     January,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    William E. PerLee  
    Major  Inf.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    George Aloysius Auer Grade   Corporal
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 25    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   Pvt. to Cpl. 5th R. S. O. 82 Par. 9cG. G. A. Oct. 1, 1918

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not rated

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       none

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer

Wounds received in service     None

Physical condition when discharged     Good

(Triple)Typhoid prophylaxis completed        August 15-1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed             

Married or Single    Single

Character   Good

Remarks:   No A. W. O. L.   No. A. F. D. G. O. 45/1914.

                Casually Discharged by Co. 9-163 Depot Brigade, Camp Dodge, Iowa. Formerly assigned to Co. "G" 5th Inf. Repl. Regt. Camp Gordon, Georgia

            

 

  (Signature of Soldier) George Aloysius Auer
    Guy C. King
    Capt. Infantry, U. S. A.
    Commanding  Co. 9-163 D. B.
 

 

~ source: Clayton County, Iowa Discharges. LDS microfilm #1516914 Item #6

~transcribed by Constance Diamond