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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Bird
(first name): Loyd
(middle name): Campbell
Date of birth
(month): August
(day): 1st
(year): 1891
Place of Birth
(town): Valley Corier
(county): Highland
(state): Virginia
(country): U.S.A.
Name of father: G. A. Bird
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Maiden name of mother: Mary Campbell
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Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): Yes
Church (denomination): Methodist
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): September 15, 1917
at (place): Richmond, VA
as a (rank): Private
in the: Base Hospital #45
section of the : Medical Reserve
Identification number: 1846004
Assigned originally to
(company): Base Hospital Camp Lee, VA
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From (date): Feb 28, 1918
to (date): July 3, 1918
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to (rank): Private 1st Class
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to (rank): Sergeant
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Embarked from (port): Newport News
on (ship): Oeoliens
(date): July 10, 1918
and arrived at (foreign port): Brest
(date): July 21, 1918
Proceeded from : Brest
to: Outun
(date): July 21, 1918
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(date): Aug 23
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Country: Toul, France
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WAR RECORD
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RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Bacteriologist
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 felt that it as the duty of every man to go
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?: Mentally it gave me a wider conception of things. Did not change me physically
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: Gave me a still [illegible] view
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?: None
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?: It proved to be the need of universal military training. I learn that the United States was not the only country. I was impressed with the need for loyalty in the U.S.
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): 1716 Grove Ave. Richmond, VA
on (date): Jan 25
year: 1920
(full name): Loyd Campbell Bird
(rank): Sergeant
(branch of service): Medical
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
