WWI Draft Registration Card

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       20 years
Home Residence during War:    129 E. Patrick St., Frederick
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          1916 enlisted in National Guard
                          6/1/1917, Sergeant,
                          Company A, 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment
                          Company A, 115th Infantry Regiment
                          Overseas (6/15/1918-7/13/1919) Center Sector
                          10/3/1918, Candidates School, APO 714
                          1/18/1919 Casualty Camp (St. Aignan)
                          Honorable Discharge 3/26/1919
                          3/27/1919 2nd Lieutenant (Infantry),
                          Casualty Camp, (St. Aignan)
                          5/2/1919 Headquarters.
                          Combat Officers Depot APO
                          7/3/1919 Casualty Officers Detachment
                          Honorable Discharge 7/29/1919
Decorations:            Order of St. Sava (Serbia)                  

Personal Information
Occupation:      None because of illness
Father:              Daniel Lee Grimes
Mother:             Agnes Elizabeth Nicholas
Spouse:             Single
Last known residence:   117 E. Third St., Frederick, MD
Cause of Death:    Tuberculosis (contracted while in France during the war)                     
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