Atwood, Willie C.

WAR HISTORY COMMISSION

STATE OF VIRGINIA

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD

Name in full

(family name): Atwood

(first name): Willie

(middle name): Corprew

Date of birth

(month): January

(day): 26

(year): 1891

Place of Birth

(town): Sigma

(county): Princess Anne

(state): VA

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Name of father: William Atwood

Birthplace (country): Princess Anne

Maiden name of mother: Sarah Land

Birthplace (country): Princess Anne

Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White

Citizen (Yes or no): Yes

Voter (yes or no): Yes

Church (denomination): Methodist

Married: No

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Fraternal Orders: no

College Fraternities: no

Previous military service or training: none

Education

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Occupation before entry into service: Farming

employer: for self

Residence before entry into the service

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(town): Sigma

(county): Princess Anne

Present home address

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(town): Sigma

(county): Princess Anne

(state): Va.

WAR RECORD

Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): May 27

at (place): Camp Lee VA

as a (rank): private

in the: infantry

section of the : National Army

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(company): 12 provisional Co

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School, camp, station, ship: camp Lee

From (date): May 27

to (date): July 16

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Regiment: 118

Division: 30

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Embarked from (port): New-Port New

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(date): July 30, 1919

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WAR RECORD

First went into action (place): no action

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Participated in the following engagements: none

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Nature of casuality: none

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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability): none

Arrived at (American port): Charleston S.C.

on (ship): Mercury

Date: March 27

(from): St Nazaire

Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee

(date): Apr 9 1919

as a (rank): Private

RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE

Occupation after the war: Farming

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:: none

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?:

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:

Signed at (place): Sigma

on (date): March 11

year: 1920

(full name): Willie Corpreus Atwood

(rank): Pvt

(branch of service): Inf.

The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::