WWII Draft Registration Card

WWII Draft Registration (backside)

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       20 years
Home Residence during War:    Clarke Place Frederick
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          National Guard 5/11/1917, Private,
                          Company A, 1st Maryland Infantry                       
                          9/6/1917 Promoted to Corporal
                          Transferred to Company A, 115th Infantry Regt
                          12/18/1918 Promoted to Private 1st Class
                          1/7/1918 Transferred to Company F,
                          1st Army Headquarters Regiment
                          Overseas (3/22/1918-5/22/1919) Avocourt Sector      
                          12/15/1918 234th Company, Military Police
                          1/1/1919 Promoted to Corporal,
                          240th Company, Military Police
                          Honorable Discharge 6/3/1919
Decorations:            Order of St. Sava (Serbia)                  

Personal Information
Occupation:      Insurance Broker
Father:              Ernest Trail Helfenstein, Sr.
Mother:             Mary Grace Levy
Spouse:             Maurine Thurmond
Last known residence:   Braddock Heights, MD
Cause of Death:    Cancer
NOTE: During WWII, served as Frederick's Director of Civil Defense                      
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