Bradley, Alec Carter.

WAR HISTORY COMMISSION

STATE OF VIRGINIA

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD

Name in full

(family name): Bradley

(first name): Alec

(middle name): Carter

Date of birth

(month): June

(day): 27

(year): 1892

Place of Birth

(town): Castlewood

(county): Russel

(state): Va

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Name of father: Doc. Bradley

Birthplace (country): U.S.A.

Maiden name of mother: Martha Hall

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Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White

Citizen (Yes or no): Yes

Voter (yes or no): Yes

Church (denomination): Baptist

Married: Yes

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Previous military service or training: Va. N.G.

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Occupation before entry into service: Miner

employer: Clinchfield Coal Co.

Residence before entry into the service

(street number): R.F.D. #2

(town): Castlewood

(county): Va.

Present home address

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(town): same

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WAR RECORD

Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): July 2, 1917

at (place): Roanoke Va.

as a (rank): Pvt.

in the: Inf.

section of the : N.G.

Identification number: 2nd Va.

Assigned originally to

(company): G

(regiment): 116

(division): [V?]9

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at (place): Camp McClellan, Ala

Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-

School, camp, station, ship: Camp McClellan, Ala

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From (rank): Pvt

to (rank): Mech.

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Embarked from (port): Hoboken

on (ship): Finland

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and arrived at (foreign port): St. Nazaire

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Trained or stationed abroad:-

Country: France

Place: [F?]oetts

From (date): July 4th-

to (date): 18th/18

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Place: Verdun Front

From (date): Sept 25-

to (date): Oct 6/18

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WAR RECORD

First went into action (place):

(date): July 25th/18

Participated in the following engagements: Defence centro sector Haut-Alsace Meuse Argonne Offensive

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): :

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Arrived at (American port): Newport News

on (ship): Matsonia

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Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee

(date): 28 May 18

as a (rank): Mech

RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE

Occupation after the war:

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::

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular?: Ok

What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?: Ok

What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: Ok

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?: Ok

What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: Ok

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): [????] [??] Bra[?]ey

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