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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1097
   
Name: Byron B. Zimmerman Filed: May 23rd, 1919
  Freda Katschkowsky
            

         County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Byron B. Zimmerman

#3078026 Pvt. 1st C.  Cas. Det. 494,  163 D. B.  Last Assigned Det. 1, 302 Am. Tr.

          

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. 11/15,  & A. G. A. Ltr. 11/30/18

 

Said    Byron B. Zimmerman was born in    Cass Co.
in the State of    Michigan When enlisted he was    21    years of age

and by occupation a   Farmer

He had  Grey  eyes,  light  hair,   dark  complexion, and was  5   feet   8  inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    19   day of     May,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major Sig. Corps U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Byron B. Zimmerman Grade   Private 1 C.
Enlisted, or Inducted,   6-2    1918, at  Dubuque, Iowa
Serving in     First     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   never

Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating     not qualified

Horsemanship     not mounted

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

Decorations, Medals, Citations:    None

Knowledge of any vocation    Farming

Wounds received in service    none

Physical condition when discharged     Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed    Jul. 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Jul. 1918  

Married or Single    Single

Character   Excellent

Remarks: 

No A. W. O. L.  or  absence under G. O. 31 or 45, 1914

Entitled to travel pay

Left U. S. 8-14-18.   Returned U. S. 5-6-19
 
 

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Byron B. Zimmerman
    H. R. William
    Capt. Inf.
    Commanding  Cas. Det. 494
 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond