World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives, Box 1, Folder 2 (Ba-Bl)
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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: Bellah (family name) James (first name) Warner (middle names), Jr. Class: 1924 Date of birth: Sept 14 1899 Place of birth: New York City (town) (county) N.Y. (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: James Warner Bellah Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Harriet L. Johnson Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: Prepared for college at: Barringer High School Entered college: Sept 1919; graduated (or left): Fraternity: Alpha Chi Rho ; 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: 255 - 6th Ave Newark N.J. Present address: 198 No. 7th St Newark N.J. Permanent address: -same- NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives, Box 1, Folder 2 (Ba-Bl)
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WAR RECORD Entered service on: Oct 2, 1917 , at: Toronto , Ont., Can. , as a: 3 A/M Misc. Avia. Cadet. in the: Royal Flying Corps section of the: Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: Oct 2, 1917 , at: Toronto , Ont., Can. , as a: 3 A/M Misc. Avia. Cadet. in the: Royal Flying Corps section of the: Imperial British Army or in the: Assigned originally to: Cadet Wing (or) at: Long Branch, Ont., Can. Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Cadet Wing Oct 3, 1917 No. 4 S of M.A Dec 1 1917 Leaside, Deseronto, Beansville, Dec 1, 1917 May 15 1918 Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From(rank) Cadet To(rank) 2nd Lieut. Date: May 30 1918 Embarked from: New York City on: S.S. Carmania June 1 1918 and arrived at: Liverpool June 15 1918 Proceeded from: London to: Cranwell June 20 1918 From: Cranwell to: Andover Sept 1 1918 From: Andover to: Norwich Sept 15 1918 (117th Sqdn home defense) Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives, Box 1, Folder 2 (Ba-Bl)
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WAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Raids by German formations on English aerodromes. Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Raids by German formations on English aerodromes. Coastal Patrols from lovestaff to felingstowe. Channel patrols. 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) Field Hospital Cranwelll -approx 3 weeks- Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: Montreal on: S.S. Canada May 18, 1919 Liverpool Located at: engaged in: Located at engaged in till Discharged from service at: Placed on unemployed list Ma 20 1919 as an: Honorary second lieutenant, (rank) Royal Air Force (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: Student 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
World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives, Box 1, Folder 2 (Ba-Bl)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? Before the war I believed in Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? Before the war I believed in Universal military training of the “Plattsburg” type and still to believe in it What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? The physical and mental effects of ground training were more beneficial. Service flying left me temporarily nervously and physically demoralized. 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.? I believe it is the only change of salvation that a democratic country has. 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: Middletown Conn on: May 14 1922 James Warner Bellah Hr, Hon 2/15 R.A.F. 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
