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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#3146
 

 HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

 

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Ray W. Rizer

#486565   Bugler, Casual Det. 147, 163 Dep. Brig. . (Last Assgd. Co. "F"  55th 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    PL. W. D. Tele Nov.15, 18, & letr. A. G. A.  Nov. 30, 18.

 

Said    Ray W. Rizer was born in    Edgewood
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    28 1/3  years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Blue  eyes, Dk. Brown  hair,  Fair  complexion, and was    5   feet  7  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This  14  day of     Mar.,    one thousand nine hundred and     Nineteen.

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

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Ray W. Rizer Grade   Bugler
Enlisted, or Inducted,   May 10     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none INTER-URBAN RAILWAY
Noncommissioned officer   Never Ticket from Camp Dodge to Elkader, Ia.
Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer Form S 3       No. 5851-
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  None Date Issued    3-241919

Horsemanship     none

H. E. LAVINE, agent

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions      A. E. F.   Occupation of Puverineville Sector West Moselle  Oct 10 & Nov 9, 18

Decorations, Medals, Citations:  None FORWARDED Oct 20 1920

Wounds received in service    None

APPROVED BY FOR VICTORY MEDAL

Physical condition when discharged     Good

WITH DEFENSIVE SECTOR

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     [TRIPLE] May 24, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed   May 24, 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks:

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

Entitled to travel pay

Left U. S. Oct. 17,17.    Arived U.S.  Mar. 11,19.

 
 

         

CAMP DODGE, IOWA (Signature of Soldier) Ray W. Rizer

Mar 24  1919

  H. A. Gunderson
Paid in Full including Bonus $124.30   Capt. Inf. U.S.A.
A.? A.? Padmore   Commanding  Cas. Det. No. 147 163rd D.B.
Capt. Quartermaster, U.S.A.  
   
Filed for Record this 1 day of Sec., 1931  at 9A. M.  
     
Bertha L. Stoops    

Recorder

   
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond