Shepherd, Meade Busheholder.

WAR HISTORY COMMISSION

STATE OF VIRGINIA

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD

Name in full

(family name): Shepherd

(first name): Meade

(middle name): Busheholder

Date of birth

(month): March

(day): 25th

(year): 1898.

Place of Birth

(town): Fishersville

(county): Augusta

(state): Va

(country): U.S.A.

Name of father: [Stilh?] M. Shepherd

Birthplace (country): Prince George

Maiden name of mother: Hettie Busheholder

Birthplace (country): Augusta

Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White

Citizen (Yes or no): Yes

Voter (yes or no): No

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Previous military service or training: Mexican Border service 1916-17.

Education

(Preparatory): High School

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Occupation before entry into service: None, [crossed out word]

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Residence before entry into the service

(street number): 209 [illegible]

(town): Waynesboro

(county): Va

Present home address

(street number): 209 [illegible]

(town): Waynesboro

(county): Augusta

(state): Va

WAR RECORD

Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): [June?], 26, 1916

at (place): Staunton, Va

as a (rank): pte.

in the: San. Det. 1st VA inf.

section of the : National Guard of VA

Identification number: 1290622

Assigned originally to

(company): San. Det.

(regiment): 1st VA inf.

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at (place): Richmond Va.

Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-

School, camp, station, ship: Camp McClellan Ala

From (date): Sept 27, 1917

to (date): June 10, 1918

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Company: San. Det.

Regiment: 116th

Division: 29th

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Date: Oct 4

New Location: Camp McClellan Ala.

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Promoted:-

From (rank): pte.

to (rank): pte cl

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Embarked from (port): Hoboken, New Jersey

on (ship): U.S.S. Finland

(date): June 15, 1918

and arrived at (foreign port): Saint Nazire France

(date): 27 June 1918.

Proceeded from : Saint Nazire, France

to: Champlitte area

(date): July 4 1918.

From: Champlitte area

to: Belfort area

(date): July 25 1918

From: Belfort area

to: Argone sector

(date): 8 Oct 1918

Trained or stationed abroad:-

Country: France

Place: Champlitte Area. (Haute Soon)

From (date): July 4, 1918

to (date): July 25, 1918

Country: France

Place: Bourbonne-les-Bains area, (Haute Maire)

From (date): Nov 23, 1918

to (date): April 12-1919

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WAR RECORD

First went into action (place): July 27, 1918

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Participated in the following engagements: Defence Center section Haute Alsace Mause-Argonne Offensive Battle of Malbroah Hill 8 Oct 18 Battle of Meleville Farm 10 Oct 1918 Attack on Bois [???] Argonne. 11 Oct 18 Battle of [???] Grande Motagne 16 Oct-18 Capture of Etraye Ridge 23 Oct-18 Attack on Bois-Belleau 26 Oct 1918.

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: wound, slight

(place): over left eye.

(date): 24, Oct 19

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Name of hospital: No

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Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):

Arrived at (American port): Newport News, Va

on (ship): U.S.S. Matsonia

Date: May 20, 1919

(from): Saint Nazire France.

Discharged from service at (place): Camp Lee, Va

(date): May 27-1919.

as a (rank): pte, Cl.

RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE

Occupation after the war:

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?: willing to do my part in a cause that way just

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

What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?: Helpful

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?: (Beyond Words,)

What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?: Good.

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): Camp Lee, Va.

on (date): May 27

year: 1919

(full name): Meade Busheholder Shepherd

(rank): pte Cl

(branch of service): San, [Sect?] 116th inf.

The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::