ANSON COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - May G. Henson Discharge & Enlistment Record ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cathy Cranford pastseeker@nc.rr.com *************************************************************** HONORABLE DISCHARGE From the United States Army TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to Certify, that May G. Henson 4232220 Private Co. B. 423rd Res. Lab. BN 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 Demobilization. Said, May G. Henson was born in Chesterfield Co., in the State of South Carolina When enlisted he was 30 years of age and by occupation a Farmer He had Brown eyes, Black hair, Brown complexion, and was 5 feet 6 inches in height. Given under my hand at Camp Greene N.C. this 3rd day of March, one thousand nine hundred and Nineteen Joseph A. Mahoney 1st Lieut. OWC Commanding ENLISTMENT RECORD Name: May G. Henson 4232220 Grade: Private Enlisted (scratched out) or Inducted (written) Aug 1st 1918, at Wadesboro, N.C. Serving in, First enlistment period at date of discharge. Prior Service:* None Noncommissioned officer: None Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating:+ None Horsemanship: Not Mounted Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions: None Knowledge of any vocation: Farmer Wounds received in service: None Physical condition when discharged: Good Typhoid prophylaxis (triple is written above the word prophylaxis) completed: Aug. 27, 1918 Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed: Blank Married or Single: Single CHARACTER: no A.W.O.L. no absence under G.O. 45 W.D. 1914 Entitled to travel allowance to Wadesboro, N.C. Rct. Camp #1 Camp Green, N.C. Aug 1/10-Sept 2/18 to Co. B 423rd. Res Lab. Bn. Sept 2nd 1918 Camp Greene, N.C. to date of discharge Signature of Soldier: May G. Henson John G. Edwards 1st Lt. Infantry Commanding: Co. B. 423 Res. Lab. BN Filed for registration on the 26th day of July 1919, at (blank) o’clock, (blank) M. Recorded 15th day of Aug. 1919 B.H. Crowder Register of Deeds