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Soldier's Discharge Record

SOLDIER'S FORM

 

#1427
Name:  William Vogt Filed:  August 5, 1919
            

      Freda Katschkowsky        County Recorder.

 

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

To All Whom it May Concern:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That     William Vogt

#2150916 Corporal Casual Det. #828 Dem. Group. Last assigned to Co. "A" 3rd Engrs.

          

 

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. 15,18 Letter A. G. A. Nov. 30, 1918

 

Said    William Vogt was born in     Guttenberg
in the State of     Iowa When enlisted he was    27 3/12     years of age

and by occupation a   Cement-worker

He had  blue  eyes,   Brown  hair,     light  complexion, and was       5  feet    inches in height.

      Given under my hand at    Camp Dodge, Iowa

This    21st   day of     June,    one thousand nine hundred and     nineteen.

       
    Louis Causler  
    Major  Sig. Corps  
      Commanding.

 

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ENLISTMENT RECORD

 

Name    William Vogt Grade   Corporal
Enlisted, or Inducted,   Feb. 25    1918, at  Elkader, Iowa
Serving in  first     enlistment period at date of discharge.
Prior service  none

 

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Noncommissioned officer   Corporal  R. S. O.  94  May 1, 1919

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    Cement-worker

Wounds received in service     none

Physical condition when discharged     good

Typhoid prophylaxis completed     Mar. 13, 1918

 

Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed  March 13, 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. June 15, 1918. Arrived U. S. June 9, 1919

 

  (Signature of Soldier) William Vogt
    E. P. Luce
    1st Lt. Inf., U. S. A.
    Commanding  Det. 828

 

 

 

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

~transcribed by Constance Diamond