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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Campbell
(first name): Roscoe
(middle name): David
Date of birth
(month): January
(day): 12
(year): 1894
Place of Birth
(town): Hansonville
(county): Russell
(state): Va
(country): US
Name of father: John H Campbell
Birthplace (country): US
Maiden name of mother: Harriett Pusket
Birthplace (country): US
Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: white
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): Yes
Church (denomination): baptist
Married: no
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College Fraternities: Alpha Beta Kappa Chi Zeta Chi (MESS)
Previous military service or training: from May 20 1917 to June 30 1919 in Med Dept 64th US Infantry
Education
(Preparatory): 4 yrs high school
(College): 2 yrs william + mary
Education
(University):
(Degrees): preparatory medicine
Occupation before entry into service: student
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Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Cleveland
(county): Russell
Present home address
(street number): Cleveland
(town): Russell
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(state): Va
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): May 20 1917
at (place): Big Stone Gap Va
as a (rank): Private
in the: Medical Dept US Infantry
section of the : Regulars
Identification number: 1034184
Assigned originally to
(company): Med Detachment
(regiment): 64th Inf
(division): 7th Div
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(ship):
at (place): Fort Bliss Texas
Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Fort Bliss Tex
From (date): June 10 1917
to (date): June 13 1918
School, camp, station, ship: Waco Texas (Camp Mc Clellan
From (date): June 16 1918
to (date): July 30 1918
School, camp, station, ship: Camp Merritt NJ
From (date): Aug 3 1918
to (date): Aug 26 1918
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Company: was not transferred
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From (rank): Private
to (rank): Sergeant
Date: Feb 12 1918
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Embarked from (port): Hoboken N.J.
on (ship): mount vernon
(date): Aug 26 1918
and arrived at (foreign port): Brest France
(date): Sept 2 1918
Proceeded from : Brest
to: Lezinnes
(date): Sept 3 1918
From: Lezinnes
to: Front Soul Sector
(date): Sept 26 1918
From: Front Line Trenches
to: Sept 28 1918
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Trained or stationed abroad:-
Country: France
Place: Lezinnes
From (date): Sept 3 1918
to (date): Sept 26 1918
Country: Firing Line until Armistice
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From (date): Nov 11 1918
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Country: France various towns in devastated area until June 9 1919
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WAR RECORD
First went into action (place): in Marbache sector
(date): Sept 28 1918
Participated in the following engagements: offensive operations in Marbache and Puvenille sectors until Nov 11 1918
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:
Nature of casualty: no injuries
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Name of hospital: never under medical care
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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):
Arrived at (American port): Hoboken
on (ship): America
Date: June 18 1919
(from): Brest Fr
Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee Virginia
(date): June 30 1919
as a (rank): Sergant Med Dept
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: college student
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 was anxious to get into service which fact caused me to enlist soon after war was declared
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?: I was physically benefited did not experience in particular change mentally
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: broadened in my views of life
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?: left no doubt as to the existence of a supreme being
If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience?: Impossible to describe except to say that I could not help placing a lower value on human life
What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: none except an increased love of my flag and country I now regard war not as a game but something big serious disastrous
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): Richmond Va
on (date): Oct 12
year: 1921
(full name): Roscoe David Campbell
(rank): Sergant
(branch of service): Med Dept Inf
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
