WWII Draft Card

VA Master Card

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:         40 years 
Home Residence during War:  106A E 2nd Street, Frederick, MD
Military Years:           1917-1919
                         Enlisted July 25, 1917
                         2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, National Guard
                         Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Company A, 1st MD Infantry,
                             October 25, 1918
                         Overseas June 15, 1918 - July 13, 1919, Meuse-Argonne
                         Honorable Discharge August 2, 1919

Decorations:  AEF Citation for Gallantry in Action in the Verdun Sector, and for his brilliant leadership of his platoon, October 16, 1918

Personal Information:
Occupation:    Bookkeeper, Lewis A. Rice and Sons; President of the State                                      Firemen's Association
Father:             James Baker (stepfather Jacob F. Schmidt)
Mother:            Laura Rice Fout
Spouse:            Sarah Elizabeth Gannon

Cause of death: Stroke
Last known address:    Frederick, MD



                                
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