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Last Name: Obelson
First Name: Peter
Middle Name: None Listed
Army Serial Number: 540,325
Race: Caucasian
Branch: Army or Marines
Town or City of Residence: Fort Wayne
County of Residence: Allen
Place of Birth: Lithuania, Russian Empire
Date of Birth: 03/10/1890
Age: 25 3/12
Is this card a reverse side? (Indicated by "-B"): no
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Mr. Obelson enlisted in the Regular Army less than three months after the US entered WWI. He underwent initial training at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, earning a rating as a waggoner (equivalent to a private first class) before being assigned to the 3d Division. He deployed with the division to France in March, 1918, and spent the war assigned to the Regimental Support Company, 7th Infantry Regiment. He remained in Europe as part of the Army of Occupation in Coblenz, returning home for discharge on 28 August 1919.
Mr. Obelson emigrated to the United States in 1910, arriving on March 25. He enlisted in the Regular Army less than three months after the US entered WWI. He underwent initial training at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, earning a rating as a waggoner (equivalent to a private first class) before being assigned to the 3d Division. He deployed with the division to France in March, 1918, and spent the war assigned to the Regimental Support Company, 7th Infantry Regiment. He remained in Europe as part of the Army of Occupation in Coblenz, returning home for discharge on 28 August 1919. Having declared his intention to become a US citizen while still overseas, he took the oath of citizenship on 7 October 1919.
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