Beach, William Hall.

WAR HISTORY COMMISSION

STATE OF VIRGINIA

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD

Name in full

(family name): Beach

(first name): William

(middle name): Hall

Date of birth

(month): May

(day): 20th

(year): 1893

Place of Birth

(town): Concord Wharf

(county): Northampton

(state): Virginia

(country): U.S.A.

Name of father: Charles H. Beach

Birthplace (country): U.S.A.

Maiden name of mother: Heath

Birthplace (country): U.S.A.

Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White

Citizen (Yes or no): Yes

Voter (yes or no): No

Church (denomination): Methodist

Married: No

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Fraternal Orders: None

College Fraternities: None

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Education

(Preparatory): High School

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Education

(University): University of Va. & Harvard

(Degrees): B.A. (U. of Va.) M.A. (Harvard)

Occupation before entry into service: Student

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Residence before entry into the service

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(town): Concord Wharf

(county): Northampton

Present home address

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(town): Concord Wharf

(county): Northampton

(state): Va.

WAR RECORD

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

at (place): Cambridge, Mass.

as a (rank): Private

in the: U.S. Army Ambulance Services

section of the : Regular Army

Identification number: 7822

Assigned originally to

(company): 510

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Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-

School, camp, station, ship: Camp Crane Allenton, Pa

From (date): June 5, 1917

to (date): Aug 5, 1917

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From (rank): Private

to (rank): Private 1st Class

Date: Sept. 15, 1917

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Embarked from (port): Hoboken

on (ship): San Jacinto

(date): Aug. 5, 1917

and arrived at (foreign port): St. Nazaire

(date): Aug. 20?

Proceeded from : St. Nasaire

to: La Grainge Aux Bois

(date): Oct. 12.

From: La Grainge Aux Bois

to: Verdun

(date): Dec. 15.

From: Verdun

to: Tuteau

(date): Jan. 27.

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WAR RECORD

First went into action (place): Oct. 12, 1917

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Participated in the following engagements: See ciataion on separate sheet of paper.

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): : See citation

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): May 27, 1918

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Under medical care:-

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Location: Souilly

From (date): May 27, 1918

to (date): June 5, 1918

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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):

Arrived at (American port): New York

on (ship): Mobile

Date: Apr 23, 1919

(from): Brest.

Discharged from service at (place): Camp Dix

(date): Apr. 27, 1919

as a (rank): Private 1st Class.

RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE

Occupation after the war: Teacher

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?: Thought it my duty

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

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

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): Concord Wharf, Va.

on (date): Sept. 18, 1919

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(full name): William Hall Beach

(rank): Pvt. 1st Class

(branch of service): U.S.A.A.S.

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