Extract from Hugo Schroeder's Discharge Certificate - December 17, 1920
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EXTRACT FORM CERTIFICATE OF ENLISTED MAND TO SECURE VICTORY MEDAL This form will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the victory Medal Circular. To all whom it may concern: This is to certify, That Hugo C. Schroede 2178670 Pvt. Co.C 140th Infantry the United States Army, as a testimonial of honest and faithful service, is hereby honorably discharged from the military service of the United States by reason of SCD
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| Title | Extract from Hugo Schroeder's Discharge Certificate - December 17, 1920 |
| Creator | Steward, W.H. |
| Source | Steward, W. H. Extract from Hugo Schroeder's Discharge Certificate. 17 December 1920. Hugo Schroeder Collection. Velma Schroeder Rohan, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Hugo Schroeder, of St. Louis, Missouri served with Company C, 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. At the Battle of the Argonne he was wounded in the leg and laid on the battlefield in the rain for about a day. Germans passing through the battlefield began killing any American soldiers still alive. Schroeder, the son of German immigrants could speak German and somehow convinced them to spare his life. He wound up having his right leg amputated, and was a Prisoner of War at the German POW Camp located at Rastatt, Germany. Schroeder also fought at the Battle of St. Mihiel. This is an Extract from Schroeder's Discharge Certificate. It was a form that was completed so that he could secure the Victory Medal. |
| Contributing Institution | Velma Schroeder Rohan |
| Language | English |