WAR RECORD Entered service on ................. ,1igven‘eer 8,1917 , at El Paso, Texas (date) (place) as 2 Private lst .Class ’ (rank) in the Aviat Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on ................. ,1igven‘eer 8,1917 , at El Paso, Texas (date) (place) as 2 Private lst .Class ’ (rank) in the Aviat ion section of (infantry, artillery, aviation, etc.) the Signal Enli 51:96. Re serve Corp 3 . (regular Army, National Guard. Home Guard, National Army, Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, or Allied Army) or in the ...... _. (name civilian organization, such as Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., etc.) Assigned originally in Officers Training, School (company) (regiment) (division) (or) i - at _____ "Kelly"..Fiel.d..,_San._.Ant_oni.o,,......Iexasr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr _. (ship) (place) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: —— School, camp, station, ship From (date) to (date) Trained at Kellsr Field and Georgia Institute of Technology and comissioned 2nd.Lt. Air Service Aeronautics, Mar-ch 18,1918. Transferred to: —— Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Rich Field,Waco.Texas ‘ March 25,1918. Air Service Mechanics .... May 10th.,1918. Promotgffiice Director Air Service,Wash1ngton,D.c. February 63h.’1:918. From (rank) to (rank) Date Embarked from I on (port) (ship) and arrived at (date) (foreign port) (date) Proceeded from to (datE) From . to .. \ (date) From _ to (date) 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 (date) (place) Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action (date) (place) Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits, includ- ing 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.) (specify disability) Arrived at .................................. .. . on (American port) (ship) (date) (from) Located at ,. engaged in till (name place in U. S.) (kind of duty) (date) Located at I ‘, engaged in till (name place in L'. S.) (kind of duty) (date) Discharged from service at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 7. 7. 7 7 (place) (date) as a (rank) (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war I ....................................................................... ., _ . .7 ,,,, .. 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. Expect to return to Civil Life at an early date. renewi115...,Epaim.ering--¥[9ngg ______________ .. 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? _______________ "Exempt" Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? _______________ "Exempt","lavage_,__angi..._gc_cnpation- Voluntary enlistment. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Highly beneficial. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? ............... i -. ._i _ .v c. I-. - ~ 7 - r-v . — u A... . Advantages of ability to grasp an entirely new situation. due largely to a liberal literary and technical education. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc. ? Highly essential to a program of preparedness. 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 ................ Washingtonrnmc... on September 30. 1 919 a ( (plaCe) ~ / ,1 7 (date) Q/Law 'QM Locum» v i” '> __________________________________________ _AneemScxibnerwa1bro 2nd.Lieut. A.S.A. (full name) (rank) (branch of service) The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons 01‘ 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: Ackerly (family name) George (first name) Asa (middle names) Class: 1920 Date of birth: October 13 1897 Place of birth: Brooklyn (town) Kings (county) New York (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: George Briggs Ackerly Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Marie S. Brown Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: S. Spafford Ackerly ex. 1918 Prepared for college at: Boys High School Brooklyn, N.Y. Entered college: Sept 1916; graduated (or left): Fraternity: Alpha Chi Rho; Class Societies: Academic degrees: (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married to of on Children born Occupation before entry into service: Student; employer: Residence before entry into the service: 647 Monroe St, Brooklyn, Kings N.Y. Present address: 47 Monroe St Brooklyn Kings N.Y. Permanent address: NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Assigned originally to: (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Plattsburg R.O.T.C. June 3 - June 30 Plattsburg S.A.T.C. June 3 - Sept 18 Camp Grant, Illinois, Sept 18 - Dec 3 Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From (rank) To (rank) Date private Corporal Corporal 2nd Lieut. 9/18/18 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: 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: till: Located at engaged in till: Discharged from service at: as a: RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: Student at Wesleyan 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? An experience at be endured with Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? An experience at be endured with patience, determination, and endurance. An effort to equal the responsibilities placed upon me. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? It was a big lesson in mental discipline. I was discharged in the best condition that I had ever been in. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Association especially in a society where I had some responsibility. The ability to study and grasp things quickly What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? Fine physical training for youth, as well as creating the desire to serve the state in time of need. 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: 10/14/19 1919 George Asa Ackerly 2nd Lieut. Inafantry 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
