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United States Army Kirksville (Missouri) Recruiting Station Enlistment Records

 Collection
Identifier: Musdp U1

Scope and Contents

Enlistment forms completed by the United States Army Recruiting Officer from information provided by prospective soldiers who enrolled at the Kirksville Recruiting Station during World War I. There are two types of forms included in this collection, an enlistment record and what appears to be the record of the recruit's physical exam; neither form is labeled and there are different versions of each. None of the versions asks for exactly the same set of personal information, but common to all is: name; age, (date and place of birth on some versions); occupation; current residence; next of kin, relationship and address; physical description; disposition of application (for various reasons, not all were accepted).

Dates

  • 1916-1918

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Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is organized into a single series - Enlistment records, United States Army Recruiting Station, 1916-1918.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These forms were obtained for the Normal School History Museum by Professor E.M. Violette probably not long after the end of World War I.

Title
United States Army Recruiting Station, Kirksville, Missouri, Enlistment records, 1916-1918
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elaine Doak.
Date
[1993-2010]
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository

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