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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Campbell
(first name): Moses
(middle name):
Date of birth
(month): September
(day): 15
(year): 1819
Place of Birth
(town):
(county): Chesterfield
(state): Virginia
(country):
Name of father: Randell Campbell
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Maiden name of mother: Marthia Has[?]
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Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: Colored
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): No
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Fraternal Orders: No
College Fraternities: No
Previous military service or training: No
Education
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(University): No
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Occupation before entry into service: Common Labor
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(town):
(county): Chesterfield
Present home address
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(town): Ettrick
(county):
(state): Virginia
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): July 19
at (place): Centralia, Virginia
as a (rank): Private
in the: Medical
section of the : National Guard
Identification number: 3631058
Assigned originally to
(company): 342
(regiment): Labor Batallion
(division): 4
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Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Camp Hill
From (date): August
to (date): September
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Embarked from (port): Newport News
on (ship): English Tramp
(date): September
and arrived at (foreign port): Brest, France/ September
Proceeded from : Brest, France
to: Luzil, France
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From: Luzil
to: Laguriuce, France
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From: Rugldimount
to: St. Reamia
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Country: France
Place: Luzie
From (date): September 1918
to (date): January 1919
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WAR RECORD
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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:
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Under medical care:-
Name of hospital: No
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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):
Arrived at (American port): Newport News, Virginia
on (ship): George Wasington
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Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee, Virginia
(date): July 28, 1919
as a (rank): Private
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Common Labor
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 occupations::
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular?: I was willing to render whatever service I could
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United State upon yourself -- mental and physical?: Helpful mental and physical
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: The effect was all right.
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?: Great effect
If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience?:
What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: Great enlightment
Photographs-- If possible enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated.
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The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources:: Moses Campbell
