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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#7072
   
Name: Harry J. Gerndt Filed: June 20, 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     Harry J. Gerndt

#2144835 Corp. Casual Det. 245 163 D. B.  Group. Last Assigned Co. A 118, Inf.

          

 

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, Ltr A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918.

 

Said    Harry J. Gerndt was born in    McGregor
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    28   years of age

and by occupation a   Carpenter

He had  Lt. blue  eyes,  dk brown  hair,   fair  complexion, and was       5   feet   7  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    10   day of     April,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

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

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Harry J. Gerndt Grade   CORPORAL
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb 25     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  None

 

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Noncommissioned officer   Corporal Sept. 1, 1918

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     Not qualified

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       Ypres Sector from Aug 1-9. Cambrai St. Quenting Sept. 23, Oct. 19, 1918.   A. E. F.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Carpenter

Wounds received in service    None

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed      (triple) March 14, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  March 14, 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character  Excellent

Remarks: 

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

Entitled to travel pay

Left U. S. May 11, 1918 and returned to U. S. March 27, 1919
 
 

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Harry J. Gerndt
    BERT LYON
    Capt. of Inf. U. S. A.
    Commanding 
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond