Cale, Alex Fletcher.

WAR HISTORY COMMISSION

STATE OF VIRGINIA

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD

Name in full

(family name): Cale

(first name): Alex

(middle name): Fletcher

Date of birth

(month): Aug

(day): 26

(year): 1895

Place of Birth

(town): Edgewater

(county): Grason [Grayson]

(state): Va

(country): US

Name of father: W. A. G Cale

Birthplace (country): Bertie Co. N.C US

Maiden name of mother: Elizabeth Salmons

Birthplace (country): Yadkin Co N.C US

Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White

Citizen (Yes or no):

Voter (yes or no): No

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Fraternal Orders: Junior

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Occupation before entry into service: Farmer

employer: M

Residence before entry into the service

(street number):

(town): Marion

(county): Smyth

Present home address

(street number):

(town): Marion

(county): Smyth

(state): Va.

WAR RECORD

Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): Sept 22 1917

at (place): Marion Va. Smyth Co.

as a (rank): Private

in the: Infantry

section of the : regular Army

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Assigned originally to

(company): H[Q?] Co.

(regiment):

(division): 80th

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Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-

School, camp, station, ship: Cap Lee Va,

From (date): sept 22 1917

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School, camp, station, ship: Left Camp Lee Va. for over Sea service

From (date): 25th of May 1918

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Embarked from (port): Newport News

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and arrived at (foreign port):

(date): June 16th 1918

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WAR RECORD

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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:

Nature of casualty: died of disease Pneumonia.

(place): [Mousec?] france

(date): Oct 30. 1918

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RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE

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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?:

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

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.

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The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources:: Mrs Mary E. Cale

Transcription:: Alex F Cale PHOTOGRAPH: 4 young men, standing with arms at sides. Name handwritten above man on far left. Men wearing short sleeves shirts. One has a tie, another has a hanging watch.