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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1172
Name:  Thomas H. Casey Filed:  March 6, 1920
            

      Freda Katschkowsky       County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Thomas H. Casey

#215006  Private 39th Co.  152d Depot Brigade.

          

 

THE NATIONAL ARMY, is hereby DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of     having dementia - praecox catatonic form, pursuant to par 18 so89 Cantonment Headquarters Camp Upton, N.Y. May 8/18

 

Said    Thomas H. Casey was born in    Osborne, Clayton Co.
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    22       years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  gray  eyes,     dark brown  hair,     fair  complexion, and was       5   feet     4  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Upton, N. Y.

This    14th   day of     May,    one thousand nine hundred and     eighteen

       
    I. J. Osterne  
    Capt. Inf.    
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Thomas H. Casey      #2150006 Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb. 25     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   none

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     none

Horsemanship     none

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       none.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Farming

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     dementia praecox catatonic form

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     March 14, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  March 14, 1918  

Married or Single    single

Character   excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L. of record: no absence under G. O. 31/12 & 45/14

              Service honest and faithful.

 

Is not recommended for reenlistment

 

  (Signature of Soldier) ---
    O. A. Stumpf
    2nd Lieut. Fana.
    Commanding  39th Co.
                       152d Depot Brigade
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond