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1945 Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) – Elmer F. Wesemann, T/5, 882nd Med Coll Co

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Document: Printed War Department Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55, 1 November 1944), completed by typewriter, with right thumbprint, signatures in ink, a pink Veterans Administration certificate-of-eligibility overprint, a red circular 'Applied for World War II Compensation' stamp, and handwritten annotations in blue ink.

Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.

Transcription

ENLISTED RECORD AND REPORT OF SEPARATION HONORABLE DISCHARGE

[Handwritten annotation, blue ink, top right: 'Ration Books Issued' / 'ET [?] 5-14-45' / '2651-7 [?]']


1. Last name - First name - Middle initial	WESEMANN ELMER F
2. Army serial no.	33 086 545
3. Grade	T/5
4. Arm or service	MED.
5. Component	AUS
6. Organization	882nd Med Coll Co
7. Date of separation	12 May '45
8. Place of separation	Separation Center, Fort Dix, NJ
9. Permanent address for mailing purposes	3946 N.5th St.,Philadelphia,Pa.
10. Date of birth	6 Nov '18
11. Place of birth	Onley, Pa
12. Address from which employment will be sought	same as \#9
13. Color eyes	brn
14. Color hair	brn
15. Height	5'7½"
16. Weight	155 lbs.
17. No. depend.	3
18. Race	White: x
19. Marital status	Married: x
20. U.S. citizen	[no mark in Yes or No box]
21. Civilian occupation and no.	Rug Inspector II 6-19.661

MILITARY HISTORY


22. Date of induction	3 Jul '41
23. Date of enlistment	x
24. Date of entry into active service	3 Jul '41
25. Place of entry into service	Ft.Geo.G.Meade, Md
Selective Service data – 26. Registered	Yes: x
27. Local S.S. board no.	67
28. County and state	Pa
29. Home address at time of entry into service	see \#9
30. Military occupational specialty and no.	Truck DriverLt. 345
31. Military qualification and date	none
32. Battles and campaigns	Algerian-French Moroccan,Tunisian,Sicilian,Naples-Foggia,Rome-Arno campaigns
33. Decorations and citations	Good Conduct Medal
34. Wounds received in action	none
35. Latest immunization dates – Smallpox / Typhoid / Tetanus / Other	28Feb45 / 5Apr43 / 31Jan43 / none


36. Date of departure	Destination	Date of arrival
6 Aug '42	ETO	18 Aug'42
1 Nov '42	African	11 Nov'42
11 Mar'45	U.S.	21 Mar'45


37. Total length of service – Continental (years/months/days)	1 / 2 / 24
37. Total length of service – Foreign (years/months/days)	2 / 7 / 16
38. Highest grade held	Tec 5
39. Prior service	none

[Pink overprint stamp: 'For convenience a certificate of eligibility No. 144232 [handwritten] has been issued by the Veterans Administration to be used for the future request of any guaranty or insurance benefit under title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, that may be available to the person to whom this separation paper was issued.']


40. Reason and authority for separation	AR 615-365 & RR 1-1 and Par 46,SO 131,RS 2,Ft.Dix,NJ dtd 11 May '45
41. Service schools attended	none
42. Education (years) – Grammar / High School / College	8 / 0 / 0

PAY DATA


43. Longevity for pay purposes (years/months/days)	3 / 10 / 10
44. Mustering out pay – Total / This payment	\$300 / \$100
45. Soldier deposits	none
46. Travel pay	\$ 2.70 [handwritten]
47. Total amount, name of disbursing officer	183.21 [handwritten] H.M.FIX,MAJOR,F.D.

INSURANCE NOTICE

IMPORTANT IF PREMIUM IS NOT PAID WHEN DUE OR WITHIN THIRTY-ONE DAYS THEREAFTER, INSURANCE WILL LAPSE. MAKE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO THE TREASURER OF THE U. S. AND FORWARD TO COLLECTIONS SUBDIVISION, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.


48. Kind of insurance	Nat. Serv.: x
49. How paid	Allotment: x
50. Effective date of allotment discontinuance	30 Apr '45
51. Date of next premium due	31 May '45
52. Premium due each month	\$ 6.65
53. Intention of veteran to	Continue: x

[54. Right thumb print: inked thumbprint impression]


55. Remarks	Lapel Button Issued. 0 days lost under AW 107. Amer Def Sv Medal. European-African-Middle Eastern theatre campaign ribbons.

[Stamp, red circular, over Remarks: 'APPLIED FOR WORLD WAR II COMPENSATION']

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>56. Signature of person being separated</strong></td> <td>Elmer F. Wesemann [signature]</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><strong>57. Personnel officer</strong></td> <td>J.H.VAN LOON, 1ST INF<br /> 1262d SCU SEPARATION CENTER<br /> J. H Van Loon [signature]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

WD AGO FORM 53-55 1 November 1944 This form supersedes all previous editions of WD AGO Forms 53 and 55 for enlisted persons entitled to an Honorable Discharge, which will not be used after receipt of this revision.

Transcriber's Notes

Handwritten blue-ink note at top right read as 'Ration Books Issued', then 'ET 5-14-45' and '2651-7'. The 'ET' (could be 'GT') and the final digit of '2651-7' are uncertain.

The handwritten certificate-of-eligibility number on the pink overprint reads six digits, 144232, with the last digit overwritten. Chapter 4 and Appendix F give this certificate's number as 1442302, read directly from the certificate itself (Certificate of Eligibility, Elmer F. Wesemann, 22 December 1947); the missing seventh digit here is likely lost in the overwriting.

Place of birth is typed 'Onley, Pa' as shown (spelled exactly as typed).

Travel pay '2.70' and total amount '183.21' are handwritten; all other entries are typed.

Part of the pink VA overprint text is faint and partly covered by the typed entry in item 40. The wording was completed from the standard stamp text where it was partly legible ('guaranty or insurance', 'Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended').

The red WWII compensation stamp partly covers the words 'AW 107. Amer' and 'theatre' in Remarks.