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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#210
Name:  Walter Louis Eichendorf Filed:  June 16th, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky      County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Walter Louis Eichendorf

#3011853  Regt. Sup. Sgt.  Headquarters 211th Eng. Reg.

          

 

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     Telegram A. G. A. Jan. 6, 1919

 

Said    Walter Louis Eichendorf was born in    Clinton
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    29     years of age

and by occupation a   Lawyer

He had  Hazel  eyes,     Black  hair,     Dark  complexion, and was       5   feet     9  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Meade, Md.

This    23   day of     Jan.,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    P. S. Reinecke,  
    Colonel Engineers,  
          Washington D. C.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Walter Louis Eichendorf Grade   Reg. Sup. Sgt.
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 29,    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   Appt. Reg. Sup. Sgt. R. S. O. 50 Oct. 27/18

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     None

Horsemanship     None

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions       None.

Decorations, Medals, Citations:   None

Knowledge of any vocation    Lawyer

Wounds received in service    None

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     ----------------

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  [Triple] Aug. 23rd 1918  

Married or Single    Married

Character   Excellent

Remarks:  Entitled to travel pay.    No absence under  act of Congress. G. O. 45/1914

               No  A. W. O. L.

 

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Walter L. Eichendorf
    R. A. Ricketts,
    1st. Lt. Engs. U.S.A.
    Commanding  Headquarters.
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond