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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#994
Name:  Richard E. Evans Filed:  May 9th, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky      County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Richard E. Evans

#3082929  Recruit Coast Artillery Corps unassigned, attached 23rd Company General Service Infantry.

          

 

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   Demobilization; authority letter from Adjutant General's office dated November 23, 1918,

 

Said    Richard E. Evans   #3082929 was born in    Joliet
in the State of    Illinois When enlisted he was    19     years of age

and by occupation a   farmer

He had  blue 7  eyes,  Light Brown  hair,  Medium Fair  complexion, and was  5   feet 10  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Jefferson Barracks, Mo.

This    8th   day of     December,    one thousand nine hundred and     eighteen.

       
    G. Hunter,  
    Colonel, U. S. A. retired.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Richard E. Evans   #3082929 Grade   Recruit
Enlisted, or Inducted,   June 22     1918, at  Wadena, 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       none.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     July 5, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  July 5, 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Very Good

Remarks: Soldier entitled to travel pay to Wadena, Iowa

              No absence without leave. No absence under General Order 45 War

                  Department 1914.

               

  (Signature of Soldier) Richard E. Evans
    Louis Leibrand
    Captain Cavalry
    Commanding  23rd Recruit, Co.
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond