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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#894
   
Name: Alvin F. Krueger Filed: April 18, 1919
  Freda Katschkowsky
            

         County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Alvin F. Krueger

#3224259 Pvt.  Co. 8- 163rd  Depot Brigade National Army
Serial No. 613     Order No. 849

          

THE UNITED STATES ARMY, as a Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is hereby HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of    4th Ind. form 17AGO Sept. 6, 1918, Hqtrs. Camp Dodge, Ia. Mental deficiency, congenital and neurasthenia, existed prior to enlistment, not in line of duty.

 

Said    Alvin F. Krueger was born in    Clayton Co.
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    26 1/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Laborer

He had  Blue  eyes,  light  hair,   Ruddy  complexion, and was       5   feet   9  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    ninth   day of     September,    one thousand nine hundred and     eighteen.

       
    In Jomar H. Oseth  
    Captain Inf. U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Alvin F. Krueger  3224259 Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   May 27     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

Noncommissioned officer   Never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     None

Horsemanship     Not Mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       none.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    none

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     Mental deficiency, congenital and neurasthenia

Typhoid prophylaxis completed   yes

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  yes  

Married or Single    Single

Character   good

Remarks: 

 
 
  (Signature of Soldier) Alvin F. Krueger
    Jaman A. Robson
    Capt. Inf.
    Commanding  Co. 8-163 Dep. 8ri
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond