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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#2537
   
   

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Edwin W. Bugenhagen

#4006321   Private    Casual Det. 1020,  Dem Group. Last Assigned 86th Depot Serv. Co.

          

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, & Ltv A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said    Edwin W. Bugenhagen was born in    Luana
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    22 2/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Blue  eyes,     Brown  hair,     Fair  complexion, and was       5   feet     10 1/2  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    14th   day of     July    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

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

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Edwin W. Bugenhagen Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 26     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     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.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    none

Knowledge of any vocation    Farming

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Aug. 15 --1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Aug. 15 -- 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: INTER-URBAN RAILWAY

                  Ticket from Camp Dodge to Elkader, Ia.

                  Form S 3, No. 24315

                  Date issued      7/4/19

                            H. H. Lavine, Agent 

            No Absence under G. O. 31 W. D.  1912 or W. D. 45-1914.

              Entitled to travel pay.

              Left U. S. Sept. 15, 1918. Returned to U. S. July 7, 1919

             

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Edwin W. Bugenhagen
    Alfred Teisberg
    1st Lt. Inf. U. S. A.
    Commanding  Casual Det. 1020 Demoboliation Group
 

CAMP DODGE IOWA

            July 14 1919

    Paid in Full Including Bonus $114.20

 

           A. A. Padmore

Capt. Quartermaster, U. S. A.

 

Filed for Record this  24    day of    May    1941

 

Marjorie Downie Lenth

                 Recorder

 
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond