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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

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Name:  James W. Brown Filed:  January 24, 1923
            

     Clara L. Curtis Otis      County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     James W. Brown

#1,412,561  Pvt 1st Class  Cas. Det. 686,  Dem. Group. Last Assgd Co. E. 356th Inf.

          

 

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. W. D. Nov. 15, '18 & Letters A. G. A. Nov. 30, '18

 

Said    James W. Brown was born in    Colesburg
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    22      years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  blue  eyes,     black  hair,     dark  complexion, and was       5   feet   8 1/2 inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    9th   day of     June,    one thousand nine hundred and     --------------

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major  Signal Corps, U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

Davenport, Iowa issued one

bronze button, Dec. 6, 1919

 
   

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    James W. Brown Grade   Private 1st Class
Enlisted, or Inducted,   May 1st     1917, at  Dubuque, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

Ticket Furnished.

Road C. G. W.

Form "A"

No. 4499

 

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Noncommissioned officer   never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not rated

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       A. E. F.  Allied Offense, Marne 1918

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Farming

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Sept 12, 1917

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Sept 12, 1917  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L. No absence under G. O. 31 or G. O. 45-1914.

              Entitled to travel pay.

              Left U. S. June 30, 1918. Ret'd to U. S. May 28, 1919

               

  (Signature of Soldier) Sept 12, 1917
     
     
    Commanding 
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond