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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1151
 

 HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Howard L. Taylor

#2105829  Private 1st cl.  Cas. Det. #1450  Demob. Group Last Assgd. to Co. "A" 9th U.S.. Inf.    Last assigned  Co. I 139th Inf. 35 Div.

          

 

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, 1918 Letter A. G. O. Nov. 30, 1918.

 

Said   Howard L. Taylor was born in    Volga
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    27  years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had Brown eyes,  DK. Brown  hair, Ruddy complexion, and was  5  feet  5 1/2  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    24th   day of     September,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    H. W. Jones  
    Major Infantry, U. S. A.  
      Commanding.
True extract certified by me on Jan. 5th, 1921 for the purpose of obtaining Victory Medal by mail. Jas. Menges  Notary Public

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Howard L. Taylor Grade   Private 1st Cl.
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Sept. 18th     1917, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none
Noncommissioned officer   never
Knowledge of any vocation    Farming
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     none

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       Soissons, July 18th -20th 1918- St. Mihiel (?), Army of Occupation Dec. 1918- May 1919.  

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Wounds received in service    Sept. 12th, 1918

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed [triple]  Oct 31st 1917

 

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

Married or Single    single

Character   Excellent

Remarks:

No A. W. O. L.  No absence under G. O. 31-1912     or G.O. 45-1945 W.D.

Entitled to travel pay to: -- Volga, Iowa

Left U. S. June 20th, 1918         Arr. U.S. Sept  8th, 1919

 
INTER-URBAN RAILWAY
Ticket from Camp Dodge to Volga City
Form   L1  No. 94255       Date issued  9/24/1919
H. H. Lavine, Agent
 

         

  (Signature of Soldier) Howard L. Taylor
CAMP DODGE, IOWA   P. D. Neldon
Sep. 24, 1919   Capt. Inf.  U.S.A.
Paid in Full  Including  Bonus $100.36   Commanding  Det. 1450
Paul Wuetke    
     
     
Filed for Record this 14th day of  March, 1942    
 

Marjorie Downie Lenth

   

County Recorder

     
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond