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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1302
   
Name: Henry J. Meyer Filed: June 6, 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     Henry J. Meyer

#4006362 Private Casual Det. #399--163rd D. B. (Last assigned Co. G. 28th 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    Tel. W. D. Nov. 15, --18,  and Letter A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918

   
Said   Henry J. Meyer was born in    Clayton
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    25    years of age

and by occupation a   farmer

He had  blue  eyes,  brown  hair,  fair  complexion, and was  5   feet   8  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    8th  day of     May    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major Signal Corps U. S. A.  
     

Commanding.

   

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Henry J. Meyer Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 5     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

Noncommissioned officer   never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     marksman

 

Horsemanship     not mounted

 

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       none

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    farming           

Wounds received in service    none                 

Physical condition when discharged     good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed    [triple] July 27, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed    ------------------------  

Married or Single    single

Character  excellent

Remarks: 

No A. W. O. L.  No absence under G. O. 31 or 45 -- 1914

Entitled to travel pay

 
  (Signature of Soldier) Henry J. Meyer
    Walter --Cooper (signiture traced)
    1st Lt. Inf. U. S. A.
    Commanding  Cas. Det. No. 399 163 D. B.
     
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond