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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#633
Name:  Cyril J. Tinker Filed:  March 18, 1919
             Strawberry Point

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Cyril J. Tinker

#4006333  Private Infantry Unassigned

          

 

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. Auth. W. D. Nov. 15/18 and letter W. D. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said     Cyril J. Tinker was born in     Strawberry Point
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    22 8/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  brown  eyes,   brown  hair,     fair  complexion, and was       5  feet    inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    9th   day of     January,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    William E. Perher  
    Major Infantry U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Cyril J. Tinker Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   July 25th    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in  first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   none

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  not rated

Horsemanship  not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   none

Knowledge of any vocation   Farming

Wounds received in service   none

Physical condition when discharged   good

(Triple) Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Aug. 15, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed    

Married or Single    single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: No A. W. O. L. No A. F. G. O. 45/15, Casually Discharge Co. 9-163 Depot.

             Brigade Camp Dodge Iowa, formerly assigned to Co. F. 5th Inf. Repl. Regt., Camp Gordon, Ga.

             Entitled to travel pay to Iowa City, Iowa.

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Cyril J. Tinker
    Guy C. King
    Capt. Infantry, U. S. A.
    Commanding  Co. 9-163 D. B.

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond