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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#3275
Name:  Julius H. Voss Filed:  Dec. 28, 1920
            

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Julius H. Voss

#2149939 Private Casual Det. #556-163 D. B. Last assgd to Co. "C" 327 Infantry.

          

 

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. A. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said    Julius H. Voss was born in     Elkader
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    31 8/12     years of age

and by occupation a   farmer

He had  lt. brown  eyes,   dk. brown  hair,    fair  complexion, and was       6  feet    inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    26   day of     May,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

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

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Julius H. Voss Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb. 25    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in  1st     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not qualified

Horsemanship     not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       A. E. F. Toul Sector; St. Mihiel offensive; Meuse-Argonne offensive; Marbache

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Knowledge of any vocation    Farming

Wounds received in service     Wounded line of duty Mc. Gun Fire Oct 7, 1918

Physical condition when discharged     good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     March 14, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  March 14, 1918  

Married or Single    single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L. or absence from duty under G. O. 31 or G. O. 45-1914.

              Entitled to travel pay

              Left for foreign service April 25, 1918. Arrived in U. S. May 18, 1919

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Julius H. Voss
    William M. Johnson
    Captain Infantry
    Commanding  Cas. Det. 556

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond