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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#642
Name:  William L. Gallager Filed:  March 19, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     William L. Gallager

#4006173  Private 19 Company 157

          

 

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     Authority telegram A. G. O. Nov. 15, 1918

 

Said     William L. Gallager was born in     Roseville
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    29     years of age

and by occupation a   driver

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

      Given under my hand at    Camp McClellan, Ala.

This    6th   day of     December,    one thousand nine hundred and     eighteen.

       
    William L. Kennedy  
    Major Infantry U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    William L. Gallager Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 26th    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in  first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   never appointed

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  not qualified

Horsemanship  not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   no engagements

Knowledge of any vocation   Truck Driver

Wounds received in service   none

Physical condition when discharged   good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Aug. 15, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Aug 15, 1918  

Married or Single    single

Character   Excellent

Remarks:     Service Honest and Fauthful

 

  (Signature of Soldier) William L. Gallager
    Fritz Hatcher
    Captain Infantry
    Commanding  19 Co. 5th Rec. Bn.

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond