Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Carman (family name) Allan (first name) (middle names) Class: 1918 Date of birth: October 3rd, 1897 Place of birth: Summit (town) Union (county) New Jersey (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: Wm. W. Carman Birthplace: N.Y. - U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Miriam A. George Birthplace: England Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: Wm. W. Carman Jr., 1914 Prepared for college at: Summit High School Entered college: Sept. 1915 ; graduated (or left): 1918 Fraternity: Beta Theta Pi; Class Societies: Cotillion Club Academic degrees: B.A. (degree) Wesleyan (institution) 1918 (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married: to (maiden name) of on (date) Children: (name) born (date) Occupation before entry into service: ; employer: Residence before entry into the service: (street number) (town) (county) Present address: 85 Hobart Ave. (street number) Summit (town) Union (county) N.J. (state) Permanent address: (street number) (town) (county) (state) NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: June 25, 1918 at N.Y. , as a: C.Q.M. in the: Naval Aviation section of the: Naval Reserve or in the: Assigned Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: June 25, 1918 at N.Y. , as a: C.Q.M. in the: Naval Aviation section of the: Naval Reserve or in the: Assigned originally to: Training School, Mass. Inst. Technology (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From To Date: Embarked from: on: and arrived at: Proceeded from: to: From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner: Nature of casualty Place Date Under medical care:- Name of hospital Location From (date) to (date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: from Located at: engaged in: Located at engaged in till Discharged from service at: [?] active duty, Nov. 21, 1918 as a: (rank) (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. Jan. 4, 1919. [?] with American Commission for Relief in the Near East as Secretary of the Commission. [?] [?] France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey in Europe & Asia [?] & Syria. Returned Aug. 11, 1919. Engered Harvard Law Sept. 22 NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Having in some measure learned to get and understanding of [war?], and of adapting oneself to conditions, & thinking & [?] for oneself. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs-If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated - also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas. Additional data, Signed Allan Carman, U.S.U.A.F.C. at: on: The information contained in the record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources: NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Bishop (family name) Allen (first name) Reynolds (middle names) Class: 1905 Date of birth: December 9th 1883 Place of birth: Baltimore (town) (county) Maryland (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: Bishop, Wesley Graham Birthplace: Baltimore, MD. U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Loane, Annie Frances Birthplace: Baltimore, MD. U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: Gilbert H. Bishop 1909, Ralph Chesney Bishop 1913, Randolph G. Bishop R.O.T.C Prepared for college at: Pennington Seminary, Pennington, N.J. Entered college: Sept 1901 ; graduated (or left): June 1905 Fraternity: Alpha Delta Phi ; Class Societies: Pi Kappa Tau, Zeta Phi, Sigma Tau, Mystical Seven Academic degrees: Ph. B. (degree) Wesleyan (institution) 1905 (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married: to (maiden name) of on (date) Children: (name) born (date) Occupation before entry into service: Stocks + Bonds ; employer: Bonbright & Co., Inc. Residence before entry into the service: 27 Grace Court (street number) Brooklyn (town) New York(county) Present address: 27 Grace Court (street number) Brooklyn (town) (county) New York(state) Permanent address: 27 Grace Court (street number) Brooklyn (town) (county) New York (state) NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: Oct 1917 at Washington D.C. , as a: Private in the: section of the: or in the: American Red Cross Assigned originally Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: Oct 1917 at Washington D.C. , as a: Private in the: section of the: or in the: American Red Cross Assigned originally to: 1st Division (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From Private To 2nd Lt. - 1st Captain Date: Embarked from: New York on: Rochambeau Oct 28 1917 and arrived at: Bordeaux Nov. 8, 1917 Proceeded from: Bordeaux to: Paris Nov. 10, 1917 From: Paris to: Neufchateau + Toul. Dec 1917 From: Toul. to: Paris + The British Zone [? Havre ??] Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner: Nature of casualty Place Date Under medical care:- Name of hospital Location From(date) to(date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: on: Located at: engaged in: Located at engaged in till Discharged from service at: New York City Feb. 1919 as a: Captain (rank) U.S.A. with Amer. Red Cross (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: Stocks + Bonds c/o Bonbright + Co. 25 Nassau St., N.Y.C. If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? One of approval. Volunteered for Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? One of approval. Volunteered for all branches Amer. Aviation, British Aviation, French Aviation, Amer. Tank Corp. + Amer. Gas Service, Chemical Warfare Service. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Physically it did no harm but good. Don't know what [?] mental effects will be. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Ability to get along + mix easily with people regardless of rank or social position. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? Absolutely in favor of it. If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs-If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated - also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas. Additional data, Signed at: Brooklyn, New York on: Sept. 2, 1919 Allen Reynolds Bishop, Captain, American Red Cross The information contained in the record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources: NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Burnett (family name) Alonzo (first name) Perine (middle names) Class: 1917 Date of birth: April 6, 1893 Place of birth: West Summit (town) Union (county) New Jersey (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: Albert L. Burnett Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Lucy C. Lowell Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: Prepared for college at: Summit High School, Summit, N.J. Entered college: Sept. 1913 ; graduated (or left): Feb. 1916 Fraternity: C.C. ; Class Societies: Academic degrees: (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married: to (maiden name) of on (date) Children: (name) born (date) Occupation before entry into service: Student ; employer: Residence before entry into the service: (street number) West Summit (town) Union (county) Present address: (street number) West Summit (town) Union (county) New Jersey (state) Permanent address: (street number) (town) West Summit (county) New Jersey (state) NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: June 22, 1917 at New York, N.Y. , as a: Private in the: Infantry section of the: National Guard or in the: Assigned Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: June 22, 1917 at New York, N.Y. , as a: Private in the: Infantry section of the: National Guard or in the: Assigned originally to: D. Company 107, 27 (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) New York, N.Y. From: June 22, 1917 (date) to: Sept. 11, 1917 (date) Camp Wadsworth From: Sept. 13, 1917 (date) to: April 30, 1918 (date) Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From Private To Private 1st Class Date: From Private 1st Class To Corporal Embarked from: Newport News on: Susquehanna May 10, 1918 and arrived at: Brest, France Proceeded from: Brest to: Noyelles From: Noyelles to: Cayeaux-sur-mer From: Caeeaux to: Doullens From: Doullens to: [? O Mar] Winnezeele Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD First went into action July 1918, East [Popparingh?] Line Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Dickelbusch Lake, Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action July 1918, East [Popparingh?] Line Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Dickelbusch Lake, Hindenburgh Line. Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner: Nature of casualty Gassed Place Vaux Andigny Date Oct. 15, 1918 Under medical care:- Name of hospital No. 4 General Location Rouen From Oct. 18, 1918 (date) to Oct. 25, 1918 (date) Name of hospital No. 74 General Location Trouville From Oct. 25, 1918 (date) to Nov. 15, 1918 (date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: New York, N.Y on: Leviathan, March 6, 1919, Brest, France Located at: engaged in: Located at engaged in till Discharged from service at: Camp Upton, April 2, 1919 as a: Corporal (rank) 107th Infantry (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs-If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated - also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas. Additional data, Signed at: West Summit, N.J. on: Sept. 3, 1919 Alonzo Perine Burnett, Corporal, 107th Infantry The information contained in the record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources: NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Bridge (family name) Amos (first name) Dickers (middle names) Class: ex-'15 Date of birth: July Sixteen 1893 Place of birth: Hazardville (town) Hartford (county) Connecticut (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: Allyn G. Bridge Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: G. Ida Parsons Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: R.P. Bridge, '10, Chester G. Bridge, '19, broth and several cousins Prepared for college at: Enfield Public High School, Thompsonville, Conn. Entered college: Sept. 1911 ; graduated (or left): February 1914 Fraternity: Beta Theta Pi ; Class Societies: None Academic degrees: None (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation None Married: Yes to Eva M. Yager (maiden name) of Springfield, Mass. on Oct. 11, 1916 (date) Children: Janet Gertrude Bridge (name) born Aug. 22, 1917 (date) Occupation before entry into service: ; Office of Amos D. Bridge's Sons, Inc., Hazardville, Conn. employer: Residence before entry into the service: School St. (street number) Hazardville (town) Conn. (county) Present address: School St. (street number) Hazardville (town) Hartford (county) Conn. (state) Permanent address: (street number) Hazardville (town) (county) Conn. (state) NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: March 23, 1918 at Camp Devens, Mass. , as a: in the: section of the: or in the: Y.M.C.A. Assigned originally to: (or) Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: March 23, 1918 at Camp Devens, Mass. , as a: in the: section of the: or in the: Y.M.C.A. Assigned originally to: (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From To Date: Embarked from: on: and arrived at: Proceeded from: to: From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner: Nature of casualty Place Date Under medical care:- Name of hospital Location From(date) to(date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: on: Located at: engaged in: Located at engaged in till Discharged from service at: as a: (rank) (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: Office of Amos D. Bridge's Sons, Inc. If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Effects were beneficial, both mentally and physically. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? The ability to meet and mix with men, on an equal footing, and the power to concentrate. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? Believe in a system similar to the Swiss System. If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs-If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated - also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas. Additional data, Signed at: Hazardville, Conn. on: Sept. 12, 1919 Secretary, Y.M.C.A. The information contained in the record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources: NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Blackmore (family name) Andrew (first name) John (middle names) Class:1918 Date of birth: February 28, 1894 Place of birth: Brooklyn (town) King (county) New York (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: William John Blackmore Birthplace: England Maiden name of mother: Andrew Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: Prepared for college at: Spaulding High School, Barre, VT. Entered college: September 1914 ; graduated (or left): April 1917 Fraternity: Commons Club; Class Societies: Academic degrees: (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married: to (maiden name) of on (date) Children: (name) born (date) Occupation before entry into service: Student ; employer: Residence before entry into the service: 21 Pleasant St. (street number) Barre, VT (town) Washington (county) Present address: 21 Pleasant St. (street number) Barre (town) Washington (county) Vermont (state) Permanent address: 21 Pleasant St. (street number) Barre (town) (county) VT (state) NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: April 23, 1917 at New London, Conn. , as a: Seaman, First Class in the: section of the: Naval Reserve or in the: Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: April 23, 1917 at New London, Conn. , as a: Seaman, First Class in the: section of the: Naval Reserve or in the: Assigned originally to: (or) Naval Reserve Barracks at Newport, R.I. Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship Naval Reserve Barracks From: October 1917 (date) November 1917 to: (date) Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Naval Torpedo Station November 1917 - Newport, R.I. Radio School January 1918 "" Sub Chaser 2232 May 1918 "" Testing Barge #1 July 1918 "" Promoted to:- From Seaman 1st To Elec 3c (R) Date: May 1918 From Elec 3c(R) to Elec 2c (R) Date: April 1919 Embarked from: on: and arrived at: Proceeded from: to: From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less