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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#20
Name:  William G. Erbe Filed:  January 6th, 1921
            

      Clara L. Curtis Otis      County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     William G. Erbe

#3,679,875  Private    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. Nov. 15. '18 -Letters W. D. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said    William G. Erbe was born in    McGregor
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    25     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Brown  eyes,     Dark  hair,     Dark  complexion, and was  -5-  feet  8 1/2  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    20th   day of     December,    one thousand nine hundred and     eightteen.

       
    William E. Per-Lee  
    Major  Infantry  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    William G. Erbe Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   June 26th    1918, at  Manchester, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  None

 

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Noncommissioned officer   No.

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     Never fired.

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

Typhoid prophylaxis completed [triple]   July 14, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  July 14, 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Very Good

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

             Casually Discharged by Co. 9- 163 D. B. Camp Dodge Iowa; Formerly assigned to

             Co. 2, Dev. Bu. 2, Campy Cody, N.M.

            

 

  (Signature of Soldier) William G. Erbe
    Guy C. King
    Captain Infantry
    Commanding  Co. 9- 163 D. B.
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond