Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....STRIPLING, LAWRENCE E May 12, 1918
WWI - Enlistment U.S ARMY -SUPPLY COMPANY,324 QUARTERMASTER CORPS,
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CRISP COUNTY VET
OVERSEES AUGUST 1,1918 RETURNED JULY 8,1919
DISCHARGED AT CAMP GORDON,GA.JULY 23,1919
RANK PRIVATE,SERVED 14 MONTHS,11 DAYS


Additional Comments:
LANDED AT BREST,FRANCE.THREE MONTHS FROM VOLUNTEERED SERVICE,WAS SENT TO
IS-SUR-TILLE,FRANCE TO ADVANCE SUPPLY DEPOT NO.1 AND SERVED THE ENTIRE TIME AS CLERK
IN SUBSITENCE DEPT.THE MOST UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE LAWRENCE HAD WHILE SERVING
OVERSEES,WAS THE EXPLOSION OF APROXIMATELY 60 TONS OF T.N.T.DYNAMITE AT THE BASE
WHERE HE WAS STATIONED,A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED. IT WAS SO
TERRIBLE IT BROKE WINDOWS IN BUILDINGS FIFTEEN MILES AWAY.IT DE
MOLISHED SEVERAL OF THE BUILDINGS,INCLUDING THE BARRACKS WHERE HE WAS SLEEPING.

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