Elmer Thomas Nixon's Compiled WWI Military Service Record

This compilation was prepared for Linda Morgan Clark by KB Barcomb (ret. Air Force), a professional genealogist and military historian, 5/27/2022

 

29 Jan 1918	19	Enlistment at Fort Logan.CO	VAMI, Muster Roll
29 Jan 1918	19	PVT, 19th Rifle Co, General Services Infantry	Muster Roll
31 Jan 1918	19	Orders to Signal Corps Air Section, Waco TX [32 recruits sent, all but enlisted 28/29 Jan]	Muster Roll
14 Feb 1918	19	Assignment to 280th Aero Squadron at Rich Field, Waco TX. Receipt of service no: 111446	Muster Roll
16 Apr 1918	19	Designation as Chauffeur [semi-promotion]	Muster Roll
2-6 May 1918	19	Sick in Post Hospital	Muster Roll
11 May 1918	19	[Three fellow chauffeurs desert after murdering a local. Convicted 17 May; 2 receive 99-yr sentences]	Muster Roll, Newspaper articles
20-22 Jun ‘18	19	Sick in Post Hospital [1 of 20 men that month, plus 5 who were hospitalized not in line of duty]	Muster Roll
?? July 1918	19	Assignment to Co L, 64th Infantry Regiment [14th Infantry Brigade, 7th Division] at Camp MacArthur TX.  [Rank converted back to regular PVT.]	Muster Roll
?? Aug 1918	19	Movement to Camp Merritt for movement overseas	Directory of Troops
13 Aug 1918	19	Embark aboard USNT “Manchuria” sometime between 0940 and 1515 at Pier No 3 North Side, POE Hoboken. Over 30 troops do not sail due to being in hospital. Over 20 AWOLs.	OUT Transport List
14 Aug 1918	19	Depart Hoboken NJ at 1130.	OUT Transport List
17 Aug 1918	19	Return of vessel to Hoboken NJ [reason unknown but resumed to be because of an outbreak of Spanish Flu aboard ship]. Return of unit to Camp Merritt	OUT Transport List
24 Aug 1918	19	Embark aboard FNT “France” sometime between 1521 and 1000 (25 Aug) at Pier No 86 NY. High number of AWOLs. Several other units, incl 2 Black ones: 325th Labor Bn (Col) (1208pax) & a group of drafted replacements (620)	OUT Transport List
25 Aug 1918		Departure of vessel at 1030 for France	OUT Transport
@ 3 Sep 1918	19	Arrival in France	Order of Battle - Divs
27 Sep 1918	19	Movement of 7th Div to the Toul Area for training	Order of Battle - Divs
10 Oct – 11 Nov 1918	19	Occupation by 7th Div of Puvenelle Sector (Lorraine)	Order of Battle - Divs
29 Oct 1918	19	Placement of 64th Reg on a battle front. Engagements (local) with enemy.	Order of Battle - Divs
01 Nov 1918	19	Attack by 7th Div and established outposts in the Bois du Troud-de-la-Haie & Bois de Grand-Fontaine	Order of Battle - Divs
9-11 Nov ‘18	19	Attack and gains by 7th Div.	Order of Battle - Divs
02 Dec 1918	19	Designated for Special Duty at Headquarters, 14th Infantry Brigade [works there, still assigned Co L]	Muster Roll
?? Feb 1919	20	Attached to Headquarters, 14th Infantry Brigade at Villers en Haye, M. et M., France	Muster Roll
03 Mar 1919	20	Transferred to Headquarters, 14th Infantry Brigade	Muster Roll
?? Mar 1919	20	Promoted to Private 1st Class	Muster Roll
?? May 1919	20	Location (of unit) at Loue, Sarthe, France	Muster Roll
09 Jun 1919	20	Departure with 14th Bde from Brest, France aboard SS “America”.  Multiple units plus all types of sick & wounded (incl mental cases requiring attendants).	IN Transport
18 Jun 1919	20	Arrival at NY and movement to Camp Mills NY	Directory of Troops
20 Jun 1919	20	Transfer to Camp Pike AR for discharge	Muster Roll
12 Jul 1919	20	Discharge	VAMI