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Title: World War I service record for Willard Robert Bell, p. 3
Creator: Bell, Willard Robert
Date: 1919-08-30
Text: 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: Camp Meade, Md. January 1st, 1919 as a: private (rank) (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: High school teacher 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.
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Title: World War I service record for Willard Robert Bell, p. 4
Creator: Bell, Willard Robert
Date: 1919-08-30
Text: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? I regarded the service as a high
Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? I regarded the service as a high duty and an exalted privilege and therefore volunteered to serve. My call in the draft was responded to with much reluctance because of my family position husband and imminent for them What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Sympathies were broadened and deepened; personal initiative was greatly strengthened until the time of my Deb. Bu. Career. In this unit my officer was brutal in intimidation; hence personal initiative tended to break down. Physical effect: aggravated foot condition. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Social elements was most valuable: to think and work cougenically and efficiently with of here. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? For the social, mental and physical discipline which it affords I am in favor of it as (?) toward aggressive militarism I disfavor 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: Williamsport, Pa. on: August 30 1919 Bell, Willard R. Pvt. Hg. Dev. Bue., 154, D.B. 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.
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Title: World War I service record for William David Anderson, p. 1
Creator: Anderson, Russel Hobsen
Date: 1920-06-28
Text: 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: Anderson(family name) William (first name) David(middle names) Class: 1911 Date of birth: December 13 1889 Place of birth: Rutherford(town) Bergen(county) N.J.(state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: Charles M. Anderson Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Carrier E. Bailey Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: none Prepared for college at: Harbrouek Institute, Jersey City, N.J. Entered college: Fall of 1917 ; graduated (or left): 1911 Fraternity: Delta Ian Delta ; Class Societies: PiKappaTau , ZetaPhi, EpsilonTau, Skull & Serpent Academic degrees: B.A. (degree) Wesleyan (institution) 1911 (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married: to Eugenia Withall (maiden name) of Washington, WA on (date) Mar. 16, 1918 Children: (name) born (date) Occupation before entry into service: assistant corporation loud buyer (?); employer: Harris, Forbes + Co. N.J. City Residence before entry into the service: 610 Gutial Ave. Plamifield, Union Present address: 80 Meade Ave Panaie PanaieN.J. Permanent address: “ “ “ NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size.
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Title: World War I service record for William David Anderson, p. 2
Creator: Anderson, Russel Hobsen
Date: 1920-06-28
Text: WAR RECORD Entered service on: April 3, 1918 , at: Coup Dix, N.J. (included (?) into service from Plainfield, N.J.) , as a: Private in the: Infantry
Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: April 3, 1918 , at: Coup Dix, N.J. (included (?) into service from Plainfield, N.J.) , as a: Private in the: Infantry section of the: National Army or in the: Assigned originally to: Co. A 311 Infantry 18th Division (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Camp Dix, N.J. April 3, 1918 May 19, 1918 Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From(rank) Private To(rank) Corporal Date: Nov. 21, 1918 *Communiounid (?) 2nd Lieu in Resnue (?) Corp’s Sigmal Corp’s return- apr. 1919 Embarked from: New York on: Nestor May 19, 1918 and arrived at: Liverpool, Eng.. May 31, 1918 Proceeded from: Liverpool to: Folkstown May 31 - June 1 From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) France *Resigned Aug. 28, 1919 NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size.
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Title: World War I service record for William David Anderson, p. 3
Creator: Anderson, Russel Hobsen
Date: 1920-06-28
Text: WAR RECORD First went into action: Sept. 15, 1918 St. Mileul (?) Sector Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity: St. Mileil
Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action: Sept. 15, 1918 St. Mileul (?) Sector Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity: St. Mileil offeuriul and Argoual official - sigualiuan in infantry attached to fill battalion lead qualities of 311th infantry 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: New York on: Mexican May 11, 1919 Bordeaux Located at: Camp Marriott, N.J. engaged in: awaiting order till May 26, 1919 Located at: Camp Dix engaged in: awaiting distinguish abilities (?) till may 30, 1919 Discharged from service at: Camp Dix, N.J. May 30, 1919 as a: Corporal(rank) 311 Infantry, 78th Division(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.
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Title: World War I service record for William David Anderson, p. 4
Creator: Anderson, Russel Hobsen
Date: 1920-06-28
Text: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? Desirous of entering service in
Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? Desirous of entering service in any branch wherein I could under but (?) service. Not being able to enter any of the officers training camps, my call was only means of getting into service. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Mental efforts continued in a familiar schooling to adapt myself cheerfully to all circumstances. physical efforts were all that could be expected from this outdoor life and useful undergoing of handling (?) x exposure. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Probably my study of lunch was outstanding … from college training wheuky I was enabled to derive greater comfort + fleumus (?) from an otherwise extremely “louerowa” life in France. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? In favor of rouse form of university training If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Outstanding conviction which in action was of with inability to guide by own duties + only comfort was able to derive in leading my fate entirely in the hands of God. 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: New York, N.J. on: June. 28, 1920 W. Anderson Corporal 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.
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