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Status: Complete
Last Name: O'Bannon
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Presley
Army Serial Number: None Listed
Race: Caucasian
Branch: Army or Marines
Town or City of Residence: Corydon
County of Residence: Harrison
Place of Birth: Corydon
Date of Birth: 09/10/1898
Age: 20
Is this card a reverse side? (Indicated by "-B"): no
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Second Lieutenant O'Bannon was commissioned directly from civilian life, most likely having been a member of a civilian preparedness program in 1916 or 1917. He spend his short Army career in training at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, just a few miles from home. He was released from the service in December, 1918.