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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#57
   
Name: Irva K. Smith Filed: January 15, 1921, 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      Irva K. Smith

#3,224,273  Cpl. Cas. Dat. 795 Dem. Group.   Last ass'd Co. C. 313 Engrs.

          

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. Auth. W.D. 11/15 and A.G. A. Ltr. 11/30/18.

   
Said   Irva K. Smith was born in    Strawberry Point,
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    22 7/12     years of age

and by occupation a  Bookkeeper

He had  blue  eyes,  dark  hair,  ruddy  complexion, and was  5   feet   7  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    16 day of     June    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major Signal Corps U.S.A.  
     

Commanding.

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Irva K. Smith Grade   Corporal 
Enlisted, or Inducted,   5-27  1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     first    enlistment period at date of discharge.  
Prior service  none
Noncommissioned officer   Corporal R.S.O. 97 11-1 16
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  Not rated
Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   A.E.F. Haute Alsace Sect. 10/7 ---11/9/18.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None
Knowledge of any vocation    Bookkeeper
Wounds received in service    None
Physical condition when discharged     Good
Typhoid prophylaxis completed    [Triple] 6-5-18
Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed    6-5-18
Married or Single    Single Character  Excellent
Remarks:

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

Entitled to travel pay. Left U.S. 8-16-18. Returned U. S.A 6-6-19.

  (Signature of Soldier) Irva K. Smith
    A.A. Twinquist
    1st Lt. Engrs U. S. A.
    Commanding  Det. 795
     
     
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond