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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#114
 

 HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Carl A. Gall

#921709  Pvt. 1st Class  Cas .Det. 450 163 D. B. Last ass'd  Sig. Corps Ar. Ser.

          

 

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, 1918 and lt. A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918.

 

Said    Carl A. Gall was born in    Elkato
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    30  years of age

and by occupation a   Black Smith

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

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    15th   day of     May,    one thousand nine hundred and     Nineteen.

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

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Carl A. Gall Grade   Private  1st Class
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Nov. 1,     1917, at  Des Moines, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  None
Noncommissioned officer   never
Knowledge of any vocation    Blacksmith
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not qualified

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Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       A. E. F. St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed [triple]  Nov. 12, 1917

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed      Nov. 12, 1917  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks:

No A. W. O. L.  No absence under G. O. 31, G. O. 45.

Entitled to travel pay

Left U. S. June 30, 1918.  Returned to U. S. May 3, 1919

       

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Carl A. Gall
CAMP DODGE, IOWA   E. L. Meyers
May 15, 1919   2nd Lieut. Inf. U. S. A.
Paid in Full  Including  Bonus $77.46   Commanding  Cas. Det. 450
      A. A. Padmore  

163B.

Capt. Quartermaster,  U. S. A.    
     
Filed for Record this  15th day of  January, 19 42    
   

Marjorie Downie Lenth

   

County Recorder

     
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond