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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#918
   
Name: George A. Wellner Filed: April 19,  1926, 19--
  Clara L. Curtis Otis
            

         County Recorder.

 

 HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That      George A. Wellner

#486550  Private Casual Det 160-163rd. D.B.  Last Assigned 34th Infantry.

          

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

   
Said   George A. Wellner was born in    North McGregor
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was    30 8/12     years of age

and by occupation a  Bookkeeper

He had  ------  eyes,  --------  hair,  ---------  complexion, and was  ~5~   feet   ~9~  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    26th    day of     Mar.    one thousand nine hundred and     Nineteen

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major Signal Corps U.S.A.  
     

Commanding.

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   George A. Wellner Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   May 9th  1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     First    enlistment period at date of discharge.  
Prior service  None
Noncommissioned officer   Never
Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating  Not qualified
Horsemanship     Not mounted

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   A.E.F. Lorraine

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None
Knowledge of any vocation    Bookkeeping
Wounds received in service    Gassed
Physical condition when discharged     Good
Typhoid prophylaxis completed    Not Known
Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed    Not Known
Married or Single    Single Character  Excellent
Remarks:

No A. W. O. L.  No absence under  G. O. 31 and 45. 

Entitled to travel pay.

Left U. S. Aug. 18th, 19189     Returned to U. S. Mar. 7th, 1919

Time extract certified by me Sept. 16, 1920 for purchase of obtaining Victory Medal.
Ernest Nicholson, Notary Public

 

Inter-Urban Railway Ticket from Camp Dodge to Elkader, Iowa.

Form I.L.  No. E-602' Date Issued  3-26-29--

H.E. Lavine, Agent

 
 
  (Signature of Soldier) George A. Wellner
CAMP DODGE, IOWA   Joseph M. Schweigert
Mar. 26, 1919   Camp.
Paid in Full including Bonus $99.70   Commanding  Cal. Det. #160
A. A. Padmoul    
Capt. Quartermaster, U.S.A.  
   
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond