Honorable Discharge for Major Joseph J. Koch - December 27, 1919
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Army of the United States of American To all who shall see these presents greeting: This is to certify that by direction of the President and under the provisions of section nine of the act of Congress, approved May eighteen, nineteen hundred and seventeen, Joseph J. Koch Major Infantry was honorably discharged from the military service in The United States Army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on the twenty-seventy day of December, 1919 M. McAllen Colonel of Infantry Commanding Form No. 525-2. A.G.O.
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Military Record Battles, engagements, skirmishes Vosges Mountains;-June 19, 1918 to July 10, 1918 & from [August] 15, 1918 to [August] 30, 1918-St. Mihiel- [September] 13, 1918 to [September] 18, 1918-Meuse Argonne [September 26, 1918 Medals awarded None Wound chevrons authorized (1) Gold G.S.W. Left leg received [September] 26, 1918 in Meuse Argonne War service chevrons authorized One (1) Gold Remarks Served with 1st [Missouri] Inf. N.G. [March]26 1917 to [October] 1/ 1917-Range Officer 35th Div. to [March] 1, 1918-137th Inf for [March] 1, 1918 to [December] 26, 1919. Genl. Chanlten Capt. P.S., U.S.A. Reto, Adjutant
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| Title | Honorable Discharge for Major Joseph J. Koch - December 27, 1919 |
| Creator | McAllen, M. |
| Source | McAllen, M. Honorable Discharge for Major Joseph J. Koch. 27 December 1919. Koch, Joseph Collection. MO00.001.0001-1072. Museum of Missouri Military History, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Description | Honorable discharge for Major Joseph J. Koch. He was discharged at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri on December 27, 1919. This collection was compiled by Major Joseph Koch, a St. Louis, Missouri resident who served during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico with the First Missouri Infantry. During World War I, Major Koch was severely wounded in his left leg during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive while serving with the 35th Division, 137th Infantry. |
| Subject LCSH | Military discharge; Saint-Mihiel, Battle of, Saint-Mihiel, France, 1918; Argonne; Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
| Subject Local | World War One; WWI; Campaigns/Battles - Common names [Meuse-Argonne Offensive] |
| Site Accession Number | MO00.001.0001-1072 |
| Contributing Institution | Museum of Missouri Military History |
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| Date Original | December 27, 1919 |
| Language | English |