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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#759
Name: Ben. O. Wold Filed: March 29th, 1919
  Freda Katschkowsky
            

         County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Ben O. Wold

#2150700  Pvt.   Co. B. 4th Reg. Eng. Ia. Camp

          

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    Hon. Disch. per  W. D.  Tel. Nov. 15. 1918 and letter A. G. A. Nov 30, 1918

 

Said   Ben O. Wold was born in    Saint Olaf
in the State of    Iowa When enlisted he was  30 4/12 years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had blue  eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, and was 5 feet 9 inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Ia

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

       
    John N. Loye  
    Major Inf. U.S.A.  
      Commanding.

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name   Ben O. Wold Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb. 25,   1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in     1st     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  no

Noncommissioned officer   no

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     no

Horsemanship     no

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions  none

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Knowledge of any vocation    farming

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     -------

Typhoid prophylaxis completed March 15, '18

 

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

Married or Single    single

Character   excellent

Remarks: 

No A. W. O. L.  
 
  (Signature of Soldier) Ben O. Wold
    Conway L. Rhyne
    2nd Lt. Inf.  U.S.A.
    Commanding  Detachment
   

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond