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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1248
Name:  Edmund Eggerth Filed:  June 126, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky      County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Edmund Eggerth

#4006327    Pvt. Cas. Det. 541-162 D. B. Last Assigned Co. K 325 1nf.

          

 

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, Ltr. A. G. A. Nov. 30-18

 

Said    Edmund Eggerth was born in    Garber
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    28 2/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Blue  eyes,     Brown  hair,     Dark  complexion, and was       5   feet     7  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    24   day of     May,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

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

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Edmund Eggerth Grade   Private
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   Never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not qualified

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       A. E. F.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    (None)

Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer

Wounds received in service    None

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Aug. 15-18

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  ---------------  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L. No absence under G. O. 31 G. O. 45-14 W. D. 

              Entitled to travel pay.

              Left U. S. Sept. 15-18. and returned to U. S. May 14-1919.

 

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Edmund Eggerth
    J. W. Seemes,
    2nd Lt.  Inf., U. S. A.
    Commanding  Det. 541.
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond