U.S. Army Certificate of Service issued to Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood
date: label: Date
content: June 12, 1944; May 24,1946
name: label: Created by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
label: Signed by
content: Major General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr., American, 1885 - 1964
label: Signed by
content: John C. Cook
label: Signed by
content: Isabel Gromer
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Army Certificate of Service issued to Major Charles James Blackwood is for active service in the Army from March 19 1942 to June 12 1944. The certificate is dated June 12, 1944 and was given at [The Infantry School, / Fort Benning, Georgia]. The certificate was mounted on a larger blue paper at a later date and is stapled at the top and connected with multiple pieces of tape. The certificate has large image of the Seal of the United States with the text, [Army of the United States] above. Below the text in large printed cursive reads [Certificate of Service]. The certificate is given to [Major CHARLES JAMES BLACKWOOD, O-102686, Infantry] and in the center lists his, [Military Record]. The bottom is signed by Blackwood and [C.H. BONESTEEL, / Major General, U.S. Army, Commandant]. The document has two distinct crease marks that creates three panels. The first panel on the back of the certificate also has a large image of the Seal of the United States. The text above states, [HONORABLE DISCHARGE / FROM THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES]. Above are two stamped text. In red, [INDEXED / COMPARED] and in blue, [341296]. The certificate was filed on May 24, 29146 by [JOHN C. COOK, County Clerk] and [Isabel Gromer / Deputy.]. The other two panels of the back of the certificate are blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.13.7
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink, pressure-sensitive tape, and metal on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (28.8 × 21.5 cm)