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1945 Army Separation Qualification Record (W.D., A.G.O. Form No. 100) – Elmer F. Wesemann, Separation Center, Fort Dix, N.J.
Transcript
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Transcription of: 1945_Army_Separation_Qualification_Record_Elmer_F_Wesemann.pdf
Document: Printed War Department Army Separation Qualification Record (W.D., A.G.O. Form No. 100) completed by typewriter, signed in ink by the soldier and the separation classification officer. Bottom edge torn; some typed text overruns the ruled lines.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
NOTE: THIS FORM WILL NOT BE REPLACED IF LOST OR DESTROYED. SAVE IT.
SEPARATION CENTER, FORT DIX, N. J. [typed at top right, faint]
ARMY SEPARATION QUALIFICATION RECORD
| [Typed at top right after 'RECORD'] | wh 12-14 |
| Last name - First name - Middle initial | WESEMANN ELMER F. |
| Army serial number | 33 086 545 |
| Grade | T/5 |
| Date of entry into active service | 3 Jul 41 |
| Sex | M |
| Date of birth | 6 Nov. 18 |
| Permanent address for mailing purposes | 3946 North 5th. St. Phila. Pa. |
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
| Highest grade completed | 8 |
| Last year of attendance | 1932 |
| Highest degree received | ----- |
| Major course of study | ------- |
| Name and address of last school attended | Phila. Pa. |
| Other training or schooling – Course | NONE |
SERVICE EDUCATION
| Service school | NONE |
| Army Specialized Training Program | NONE |
CIVILIAN OCCUPATIONS
<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Main occupation (title)</strong></td> <td>RUG INSPECTOR 11</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Job summary (main)</strong></td> <td>Inspected rugs & carpets in a Manu. Plant. Picked out all carpets that had flaws & defects & repaired them.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>No. of years / Last date of employment (main)</strong></td> <td>2 / 1941</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Name and address of employer (main)</strong></td> <td>Art Loom Rug Mill<br /> Howard & Allegheny Av.<br /> Phila. Pa.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Secondary occupation (title)</strong></td> <td>SEAMLESS HOSIERY KNITTER</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Job summary (secondary)</strong></td> <td>Operated automatic machine that knitted a complete seam less stocking. Inspected stockings for flaws & defects.</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>No. of years / Last date of employment (secondary)</strong></td> <td>5 / 1939</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Name and address of employer (secondary)</strong></td> <td>Atex Hosiery Co.<br /> Phila. Pa.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
MILITARY SPECIALTIES — ASSIGNMENTS
| Years | Months | Grade | Principal duty | Army code no. |
| 0 | 3 | Pvt | Basic Tng. Medical | 657 |
| 2 | 0 | PFC | Truck driver light | 345 |
| 2 [?] | 0 | T/5 | Carpenter, General | 050 |
SUMMARY OF MILITARY OCCUPATION AND CIVILIAN CONVERSIONS (Shown by title)
TRUCK DRIVER LIGHT. Drove 2½ ton truck in combat hauling medical supplies, men & equipment. Made minor repairs.
| CIVILIAN CONVERSION. | TRUCK DRIVER |
SUMMARY OF MILITARY OCCUPATION AND CIVILIAN CONVERSIONS (Shown by title)
CARPENTER, GENERAL
Constructed, repaired & maintained all buildings. Built frames, layed floors and set up partitions. Installed doors & windows.
* THIS INFORMATION BASED ON SOLDIER'S STATEMENT. (Indicate by * any items not supported by military records)
<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Date of separation</strong></td> <td>12 May 45</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Signature of soldier</strong></td> <td>Elmer F. Wesemann [signature]</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>Place of separation (typed in signature box)</strong></td> <td>Seperation Center, Ft. Dix N. J.</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>Signature of separation classification officer</strong></td> <td>W. W. Von Schlichten [signature]<br /> W. W. VON SCHLIC[torn]TEN. Maj. AGD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
W.D., A.G.O. FORM NO. 100 15 July [torn]
Transcriber's Notes
The typed Military Specialties rows are mis-registered: the ruled lines run through rows 2 and 3, so they look struck through, but they seem to be ordinary entries. The years figure in row 3 is mostly hidden by the ruled line. The first digit might be read '2'.
Army code numbers: row 2 '345' and row 3 '050' are typed very close together in the same cell.
A small handwritten mark (an arrow or check) sits in the left margin beside the first two Military Specialties rows.
The Art Loom employer address line 'Phila. Pa.' runs across the bottom rule of the box.
The officer's printed name is broken by a tear: 'VON SCHLIC[..]TEN'. The signature suggests 'Von Schlichten'.
'Seperation' is spelled that way in the typed entry.
The form date at the bottom is cut off after '15 July' by the torn edge.
In the Grade box, something is typed above the '5' in 'T/5' (possibly an overstrike).