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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Durham
(first name): James
(middle name): Oristis
Date of birth
(month): February
(day): 4th
(year): 1896
Place of Birth
(town): Council
(county): Buchanan
(state): VA
(country): U.S.
Name of father: W .H Durham
Birthplace (country): U.S.A.
Maiden name of mother: Sambert
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): none
Married: no
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Fraternal Orders: none
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Previous military service or training: none
Education
(Preparatory): High School
(College):
Education
(University): none
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Occupation before entry into service: Miner
employer: New River & Pocahontas Coal Co.
Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Newhall
(county): West .Va. McDowell.
Present home address
(street number):
(town): Repass
(county): Russell
(state): Va.
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): June 9th, 1917
at (place): Roanoke Va.
as a (rank): Pvt.
in the: 2nd
section of the : National Guard
Identification number:
Assigned originally to
(company): Co.G. 2nd Va.
(regiment): 2nd
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at (place): Roanoke Va.
Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Camp McClellan
From (date): Sept 5th, 1917
to (date): June 11th, 1918
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Transferred to:-
Company: Co.G
Regiment: 116 2nd
Division: 29th
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New Location: Camp. McClellan
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Promoted:-
From (rank): Pvt.
to (rank): Cpl.
Date: Nov 1st, 1918
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Embarked from (port): Hoboken
on (ship): Finland
(date): June 15, 1918
and arrived at (foreign port): St. Nazaire
(date): June 28th, 1918
Proceeded from : St. Nazaire
to:
(date): July 4th, 1918
From:
to: {Auxelhaute}?
(date): July-
From: {Auxelhaute}?
to: {Anyitaz}?
(date): July
Trained or stationed abroad:-
Country: France
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WAR RECORD
First went into action (place):
(date): Aug 5th 1918
Participated in the following engagements: 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): :
Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner:
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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):
Arrived at (American port): Newport News
on (ship): Matsonia
Date: May 20th
(from): St. Nazare
Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee
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RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Miner
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?: None
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?: None
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: None
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?: None
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.
Additional data:
Signed at (place):
on (date):
year:
(full name): James Oristis Durham
(rank): Cpl.
(branch of service): Co. D 116th Inf.
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
