United States Army Honorable Discharge from World War I for Walter Thomas Wood
date: label: Date
content: December 18, 1918
name: label: Created by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: Walter Thomas Wood, American, 1892 - 1967
notes: label: Description
content: An Honorable Discharge document from the United States Army for Walter Thomas Wood, Private Company G, 2nd Development Bn. Engineers dated December 18, 1918. The pre-printed form has been completed by hand and notes that Wood was born in Stormont, Virginia, enlisted at 26 years of age when he employed as a waiter. The form was completed at Camp A.A. Humphreys in Virginia, signed by the commanding officer, and stamped approved in red ink at the bottom left with the date February 24, 1919.
label: Description
content: On the verso of this document is Wood's enlistment record, also a pre-printed form completed by hand. It is signed at the bottom by Wood and at bottom right by the commanding officer. It is stamped "Paid in Full" in blue ink at the bottom left with the amount [$20.90] and date [DEC 18 1918] added in black ink.
place: label: Place made
content: Camp A.A. Humphreys, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.1
objectType: label: Type
content: discharges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)