LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA

LOUISA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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SOLDIERS DISCHARGE PAPERS

SAMPLE OF DISCHARGE FORM

Submitted by Lynn McCleary, August 26, 2017

Soldiers Discharge Record
Soldiers’ Form
Honorable Discharge From The United States Army
 
To All Whom It May Concern:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That _______ (name) ________
THE UNITED STATES ARMY, as Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is hereby HONORABLEY DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of ____________________
Said __________ was born in ____________
In the State of When enlisted he was ________ years of age,
And by occupation a ___________________.
He had ____eyes ____hair____complexion, and was __ feet ___ inches in height.
 
Given under my hand at ______
This ___ day of _____, one thousand nine-hundred and _____.
_________________ Commanding.
 
ENLISTMENT RECORD
Name _____ Grade _____
Enlisted or inducted _______19__ at _____
Serving in ________________________ enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service _____________
Noncommissioned officer _________
Marksmanship, gunner qualifications or rating:______
Horsemanship _____
Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions: __________________________
Knowledge of any vocation: ___________
Wounds received in service: __________
Physical condition when discharged: _____________
Typhoid Prophylaxis completed______ Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed ______
Married or Single _______ Character ______________
Remarks: _________________
(Signature of Soldier) _____________

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