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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Arbogast
(first name): John
(middle name): David
Date of birth
(month): August
(day): 28
(year): 1888
Place of Birth
(town): Crabbottom
(county): Highland
(state): Virginia
(country): U.S.A.
Name of father: John D. Arbogast
Birthplace (country): U.S.A.
Maiden name of mother: Susan Vimer
Birthplace (country): U.S.A.
Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): Yes
Church (denomination): M.E. South
Married: No
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Fraternal Orders: I.O.O.F.
College Fraternities:
Previous military service or training: none
Education
(Preparatory): Va. Public School
(College): Shenandoah Business College
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Occupation before entry into service: Store Clerk
employer: Range Lumber Co.
Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Crabbottom
(county): Highland Co.
Present home address
(street number):
(town): Crabbottom
(county): Highland Co.
(state): Virginia
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): July 18, 1918
at (place): Monterey, Va.
as a (rank): Private
in the: Army Infantry
section of the : National Army
Identification number: 4077914
Assigned originally to
(company): 35th 9th Tr. Bn.
(regiment): 155th Depot Brigade
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Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Camp Lee, Va
From (date): July 18, 1918
to (date): Sept 15, 1918
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Transferred to:-
Company: [co. ]
Regiment: inf. Reg
Division:
Ship:
Date: Aug 20
New Location: 82nd
Company:
Regiment: 263 inf.
Division:
Ship:
Date: oct 4
New Location: St Aignan France
Company:
Regiment: 28th
Division: 1st Div.
Ship:
Date: oct 18
New Location: " "
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Embarked from (port): Newport News
on (ship): Patria
(date): Sept. 15, 1918
and arrived at (foreign port): Brest Sept 28 1918
Proceeded from : Rest Camp
to: St. Aignan
(date): Oct 4. 1918
From: St. Aignan
to: Mont Richard
(date): Oct 5 1918
From: Mont Richard
to: Argonne Forest
(date): Nov 8 1918
Trained or stationed abroad:-
Country: France
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From (date): Oct 17, 1918
to (date): Oct 27, 1918.
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WAR RECORD
First went into action (place): held in reserve
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Participated in the following engagements:
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: Base "68"
Location:
From (date): Nov. 15, 1918
to (date): Nov. 25, 1918
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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):
Arrived at (American port): Newport news
on (ship): New Jersey
Date: Mar 15 1919
(from): Brest
Discharged from service at (place): Camp lee
(date): March 25 1919
as a (rank): Private
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Return to Civil life
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?: No objection to military service. Felt it duty to go and went willingly
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United State upon yourself -- mental and physical?: Improved mentally and physically
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: Outlook widened. Vision bettered
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?: no change
If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience?: Was not in fighting
What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: Viewpoint broadended. Better citizen; better American; brought to realization of the superiority of my own Country and Government.
Photographs-- If possible enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated.
Additional data:
Signed at (place): Crabbottom, Va.
on (date): July 5,
year: 1919
(full name): John David Arbogast
(rank): Private
(branch of service): Infantry
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources:: Mainly from recollection of solider; partially from discharge pages
