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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1491
Name:  Stanley William Veit Filed:  August 18, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Stanley William Veit

#712123 Sgt. Casual Det. #610 Dem. Group. Last ass'd 86th aero Sq.

          

 

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 and Ltrs A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918.

 

Said    Stanley William Veit was born in     McGregor
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    24 3/12    years of age

and by occupation a   Engineer

He had  Blue  eyes,   light  hair,     fair  complexion, and was       5  feet   11 1/2   inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    2   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    Stanley William Veit Grade   Sergeant
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Nov 5   1917, at  Belleville, Ill.
Serving in   first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   Cpl. S. O. 21 Feb1, 1918, Sgt. S. O. 22 Feb 15, 1918.

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not rated

Horsemanship     not mounted

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

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Knowledge of any vocation    Locomotive Engineer

Wounds received in service     none

Physical condition when discharged     good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed  (Triple)  Jan 24, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed        Jan. 24, 1918  

Married or Single    single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L.  No absence under G. O. 31 or 45 W. D. (1914)

              Entitled to travel pay. 

              Left U. S.  Mar. 7, 1918; Returned to U. S. May  23, 1919

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Stanley William Veit
    Chas. M. Hennemans
    Capt. Inf., U. S. A.
    Commanding  Cas. Det. 610

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond