Smith, Benson survey sheet - handwritten On front of survey sheet:
"Date of Enlistment: March 26, 1918
Military Camps to which went:
* Went to sea right away.
Units to which belonged:
* Naval overseas Transportation service
Date of trip overseas: --
Service there:
* I made 6 trips over & back, was on the first merchant ship to enter Hamburg after Armistice.
Date of return: June 12/[19]19
Date of demobilization: June 2 [1919], but on inactive duty.
Honors received: --
(over)"
One reverse of survey sheet:
"I first joined the Navy in
Feb. 14, 1911 and was paid
off on Jan. 25, 1915. While
there I was in active duty
in Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914
and in Haiti of the same
year.
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