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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Dovell
(first name): Ashton
(middle name):
Date of birth
(month): June
(day): 8th
(year): 1885
Place of Birth
(town): Somerset
(county): Madison
(state): Virginia
(country): U.S.A.
Name of father: E.B. Dovell
Birthplace (country): Virginia
Maiden name of mother: Lucy Bond
Birthplace (country): Virginia
Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): Yes
Church (denomination): Episcopal
Married: Yes, Feb. 28
year: 1911
at: Williamsburg
To (maiden name): Martha Lane
Born: Dec 24th
year: 1890
at: Williamsburg
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Fraternal Orders: L.O.O M; B.P O.E; A.F and A.M.; A.A. O.N.M.S;
College Fraternities: Kappa Alpha
Previous military service or training: None
Education
(Preparatory): Private
(College): William & Mary
Education
(University): Virginia
(Degrees): A.B.
Occupation before entry into service: Lawyer
employer: self
Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Williamsburg
(county): Va
Present home address
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(town): Williamsburg
(county):
(state): Va
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): Oct. 14 1918
at (place): Williamsburg Va
as a (rank): Candidate
in the: F.A.C .O.T.S.
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Identification number: 4743788
Assigned originally to
(company): 8th L[?] Batl.
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at (place): Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky
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School, camp, station, ship: L.A.C.O.{?] S.
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WAR RECORD
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Discharged from service at (place): Louisville Ky
(date): Nov 28, 1918
as a (rank): Candidate F A.C.O.T.S.
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Lawyer
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?: A service to be rendered willingly and enthusiastically
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?:
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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): Williamsburg, Va
on (date): April 28
year: 1921
(full name): Ashton Dovell
(rank):
(branch of service):
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
