Posted By Finn Buch on October 07, 2005 at 13:27:49:
In Reply to: John Slater posted by Graham Pattrick on October 07, 2005 at 07:36:43:
Hello Graham,
This is the enlistment record from NARA:
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Column Title Value Meaning Notes
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 31173895 View
NAME SLATER#JOHN############# View
RESIDENCE: STATE 15 RHODE ISLAND View
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 007 PROVIDENCE View
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 1580 PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND View
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 19 View
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 08 View
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 View
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private View
GRADE: CODE 8 Private View
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA View
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA View
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # View
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law View
LONGEVITY ### View
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life View
NATIVITY 15 RHODE ISLAND View
YEAR OF BIRTH 13 View
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen View
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school View
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 530 PIPE FITTER or STEAM FITTER* (Pipe fitter, railway.) or PLUMBER* View
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents View
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men) View
CARD NUMBER # View
BOX NUMBER 0404 View
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.125 View
Kind regards
Finn Buch