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Great War Helmet, 1914-1918.

 

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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#654
Name:  Maurice Canada Filed:  March 21, 1919
             Elkader, Iowa

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     Maurice Canada, A. S.

#4010605  Private Co B., Development Battalion, U. S. Army

          

 

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     Telegram  Order A. G. O. November 15, 1918

 

Said     Maurice Canada was born in     Elkader
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    23     years of age

and by occupation a   Medical student

He had  Brown  eyes,   Dk. brown  hair,     Dark  complexion, and was       5  feet    inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp McClellan, Ala.

This    22   day of     November,    one thousand nine hundred and     eighteen.

       
    Wm. H. Skinner  
    Captain Cavalry, U. S. A.  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    Maurice Canada Grade   Private
Enlisted, or Inducted,   August 20    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 qualified

Horsemanship  none

Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions   none

Knowledge of any vocation   Student

Wounds received in service   none

Physical condition when discharged   Good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Sept. 13, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  Sept. 13, 1918  

Married or Single    single

Character   Good

Remarks: Service honest and faithful. No A. W. O. L.'s  or absence under G. O. 31/12 or G. O. 45/14. W. D. on record.

             

 

  (Signature of Soldier) Maurice Canada
    Arthur F. Maley
    2nd Lt. Inf. U. S. A.
    Commanding  Co. B. Dev. Bn.

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond