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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#402
 

 HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

 

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Henry B. Meyers

#4808337   Co. "C"   19th Division Supply Train Cas. Det. #62  163rd Depot Brigade

          

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    W. D. Tel Nov. 15, 1918 and letter  A. G. O.  Nov. 30, 18

 

Said    Henry B. Meyers was born in    Turkey River
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    21 11/12  years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Brown  eyes, Brown  hair,  Ruddy  complexion, and was    5   feet  7  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This  13th  day of     February,    one thousand nine hundred and     Nineteen.

       
Washington D.C. George M. Davies  
Apr. 25, 1919   Major Infantry, U. S. A.  
paid $60.00 under Act of     Commanding.
Congress   Approved February 24, 1919    
     

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Henry B. Meyers Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Sept. 4     1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  None
Noncommissioned officer   Corporal October 15, 1918  
Knowledge of any vocation    Farmer  
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     none  

Horsemanship     Not Mounted

 

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions      None

Decorations, Medals, Citations:  None  

Wounds received in service    None

 

Physical condition when discharged     Good

 

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     [Triple] September 27, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed   --------------------  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks:

No A. W. O. L.    or  absence under  G. O. 31/12 or  G. O. 45/14

Entitled to travel pay

Pvt Co. 52, 13th 163 D. B.  Sept 4 to Nov. 12, 18 Pvt. Co. "C" 19th Division

Supply Train Nov. 12, 18 to Feb 13, 1919 
 

         

CAMP DODGE, IOWA (Signature of Soldier) Henry B. Meyers

Feb 13,   1919

  G. A. Bountree
Paid in Full $82.10   2nd Lieut M. T. C.
A. A. Padmore   Commanding  Co. "C" 19th Div. Supply
Capt. Quartermaster, U.S.A.

Train Cas. Det #62

   
Filed for Record this 26th day of January , 1934  
     
Verna M. O'Connor    

County Recorder

   
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond