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Originally Posted by apis mellifera
My guesses:
1. Looks like "AUS", but I don't know what that means
2. "Separation Ctr Cp Gordon, Ga" As it says, Camp Gordon, Georgia
3. "Ex Rifle M-1 ?? ??" The last part looks like BAR to me. if as you think, my guess is Expert with M1 and also a BAR man
4. "APT" Don't know what this means
5. "?? 1st Lt FD" Depends on what his rank was
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On the NARA site it had this info
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35208208
NAME GARTON#JOHN#A
RESIDENCE: STATE 54 WEST VIRGINIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 041 LEWIS
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5420 CLARKSBURG WEST VIRGINIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 21
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 54 WEST VIRGINIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 18 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 316 Farm hands, general farms
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)