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Emery SCHELL's World War I Service

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According to Eastman's Online Genealogy, World War I Veterans' Records now Available at State of Washington's Digital Archives The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1996 - 2009 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com The Washington state Digital Archives has a new program allowing people to access records of about 48,000 World War I veterans from Washington. Copies of World War I Service Statement Cards from 1917 to 1919, recently indexed by Washington Historical Records Project volunteers, are now available and searchable online at the Digital Archives. The United States War Department had originals of the cards, and copies were provided to the Washington State Auditor many years ago. Information contained in the records includes full name, serial number, race, place inducted, place of birth, unit assignments, ranks a