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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Bodkin
(first name): William
(middle name): Earnest
Date of birth
(month): May
(day): 29th
(year): 1890
Place of Birth
(town): Paloalto
(county): Highland
(state): Virginia
(country): U. S. A.
Name of father: James E. Bodkin
Birthplace (country): U. S. A.
Maiden name of mother: Hamie Bowers
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): Church of the Brethren
Married: Yes
year: 1918
at: Head Waters, Va.
To (maiden name): Vernie C. Armstrong
Born: January 13,
year: 1901
at: McDowell, Va.
Children
(name): William L. Bodkin
Born: July 3rd
year: 1919
at: Headwaters, Va.
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Occupation before entry into service: Farmer
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Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Paloalto
(county): Highland
Present home address
(street number):
(town): Headwaters
(county): Highland
(state): Virginia
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): May 25, 1918
at (place): Camp Lee, Virginia
as a (rank): Private
in the: 155 Depot Brigade
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Company: Q. M. C. Detachment
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Date: June 19th
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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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Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee
(date): March 15th
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RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Farmer
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?:
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?: It strengthened me in some ways.
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?:
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?: I did not believe in war
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?:
Photographs-- If possible enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated.
Additional data: Haven't any. August 9th, 1919
Signed at (place): Headwaters, Virginia
on (date): August 9
year: 1919
(full name): William Earnest Bodkin
(rank): Private
(branch of service): Q. M. C. Detachment
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources:: Filled by soldier Bodkin and others and mailed to me. G. Lee Chew
