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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#198
   
Name: Henry W. Schroeder Filed: February 3, 1925, 19--
  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 W. Schroeder

#4006188 Pvt 1cl  Cas. Det.  1646 Demb. Group Last Assigned  P.W.E. Co. "B" 142 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. A.G.A. Nov. 15, 1918 and W.D. Letter. Nov. 30-1918.

   
Said   Henry W. Schroeder was born in    McGregor
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    29 11/12     years of age

and by occupation a  Farmer

He had  blue  eyes,  black  hair,  fair  complexion, and was  5   feet   7 1/4  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    9th    day of     November    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen

       
    G.M. Davies  
    Major Inf. U.S.A.  
     

Commanding.

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Henry W. Schroeder Grade   Pvt 1 cl 
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 25  1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First    enlistment period at date of discharge.  
Prior service  None
Noncommissioned officer   Never
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  Not qualified
Horsemanship     Not Mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   A.E.F.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None
Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer
Wounds received in service    None
Physical condition when discharged     Good
Typhoid prophylaxis completed    -----[Triple]------
Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed    August 15th, 1918
Married or Single    Single Character  Excellent
Remarks:

No A. W. O. L.  No absence under  G. O. 31 W.D. 1912 or G.O. 55 W.D. 1914 

Entitled to travel pay to McGregor, Iowa.  Left U.S. Oct. 27th 1918. Returned U.S. Oct. 31st, 1919.  Victory Button bronze issued.

Inter-urban Railway
Ticket from Camp Dodge to McGregor,  Iowa $34755
Date Issued  11-9-19.
H.H. Lavine, Agent
 
 
 
Camp Dodge, Iowa (Signature of Soldier) Henry W. Schroeder
Nov. 4, 1919   Louis D. Roberts
Paid in full including   Capt. Inf. U. S. A.
Bonus $111.85   Commanding  Cas. Det. 1646
Paul Wattle    
Capt. Quartermaster U.S.A.    
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond