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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Herbert Jr.
(first name): Albert
(middle name): Charles
Date of birth
(month): Nov.
(day): 11th
(year): 1893
Place of Birth
(town): New York
(county):
(state): New York
(country): U.S.A.
Name of father: Albert C. Herbert Sr.
Birthplace (country): U.S.A.
Maiden name of mother: Mary {Q}uellen
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): Methodist
Married: No
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Fraternal Orders: None
College Fraternities: None
Previous military service or training: None
Education
(Preparatory): yes 9 yrs
(College): none
Education
(University): none
(Degrees): none
Occupation before entry into service: Millwright
employer: Gray Lumber Co.
Residence before entry into the service
(street number): Box #35
(town): Waverly
(county): Sussex
Present home address
(street number): Box 35
(town): Waverly
(county): Sussex
(state): Va.
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): Jan 3, 1917
at (place): Waverly Virginia
as a (rank): Pvt
in the: 4th Va. Inf. Co. B
section of the : National Guard
Identification number: 1287985
Assigned originally to
(company): Co. E
(regiment): 116th Inf.
(division): 29th
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(ship): X
at (place): X
Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Camp McClellan Anniston Ala.
From (date): Sept 5th/17
to (date): June 10, 18
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Promoted:-
From (rank): Pvt
to (rank): Corporal
Date: July 10, 18
From (rank): Cpl
to (rank): Sergt.
Date: April 5, 19
Embarked from (port): Hoboken N.J.
on (ship): U.S.S. Finland
(date): June 12th 18
and arrived at (foreign port): Saint Nazaire
(date): June 27th 18
Proceeded from : St. Nazaire
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WAR RECORD
First went into action (place):
(date): July 27th 1918.
Participated in the following engagements: Alsace Sector Haute Marne Meuse Argonne Forest. North of Verdun
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: Wounded
(place): Verdun
(date): Oct 8th 18
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Under medical care:-
Name of hospital: Base #15
Location: Charmont
From (date): Oct 9
to (date): Oct 20 - 18
Name of hospital: Base #76
Location: Vichy
From (date): Oct 22
to (date): Nov 1 - 18
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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability): No.
Arrived at (American port): Newport News
on (ship): Matsonia
Date: May 20 - 19
(from): St. Nazaire
Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee
(date): ?
as a (rank): Sergeant
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Millwright
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?:
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?:
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?: exciting experience
What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: None
Photographs-- If possible enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated.
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The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
