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United States Marine Corps.
Washington April 6, 1917
To:- T. W. Ashley
Subject:- Physical examination
1. You are ordered to report to the Marine
Barracks Washington on May 7 (or 6) at 11.30
to undergo physical examination as to your
fitness to join the Marine Corp Reserve.
George Barnett
Major Gen. Comm.
To. Major Gen. Comm.
subject:- Physical Exam.
Reported, examined and found physically
qualified as a member of Marine Corp Reserve
signed Dr. Smith.
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Two pieces of information can be gleaned from this document in the Thomas Williams Ashley papers: first, that the 23-year-old Ashley was planning to join the Marine Corps Reserve and was required to have a physical exam, and second, that the exam qualified him to become a member of the Corps. Ashley was a recent graduate of Amherst College (the previous June) and had spent the year after college at home in Deerfield helping his father on the farm. America entered the First World War in 1917, and his enlistment followed.
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Order and results of physical exam on Thomas Williams Ashley
creator Major General Commmander Barnett |
date Apr 6, 1917 |
location Washington D.C. |
height 10.5" |
width 8.0" |
process/materials manuscript, paper, ink |
item type Legal Documents/Government/Society Records |
accession # #L01.038 |
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