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From: "Richard A. Pence" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] E: WWI Service records
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:54:44 -0400
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A footnote to what Chuck wrote below: Service records often were registered
locally, both as a means of preventing loss of service papers and,
sometimes, as a means of obtaining state bonuses that were paid. I know this
was done after World War II and the Korean War and I believe it began as far
back as the Civil War (I haven't located it yet, but a cousin of mine claims
to have seen the record of our mural great grandfather at the local court
house. My own papers were file in my home county in order to receive a state
bonus of $640 - when that was enough to get you through college! - after the
Korean War.

Richard P.
Fairfax, VA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles S. Mason, Jr." <>
To: "sjohansen" <>; "'Craig Scott'"
<>; <>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [APG] E: WWI Service records


> Sandy,
>
> Have you checked the state archives to see if they kept any records for
> men
> who served in WWI. In the NJ state archives they have records of men who
> served in the military from the Rev. War to at least WWI. They may have
> them for more recent wars, I just can not remember. In some cases they
> had
> information for my War of 1812 and Civil War ancestors that I did not find
> in the records at the National Archives. It might be work checking to see
> if they have any records in Massachusetts.
>
> Chuck Mason
> Fairfax Co., VA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sjohansen" <>
> To: "'Craig Scott'" <>; <>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [APG] E: WWI Service records
>
>
>>I have a bit of a personal roadblock on WWI that I hope someone may be
>>able
>> to help with.
>>
>> My grandfather Scott Locke Lougee b. 1894 Concord, NH d. Jan 1924 unknown
>> location, and buried Haverhill, Essex, MA Jan 1924 in the WWI Veterans
>> Memorial plot. {Allegedly the first WWI vet there}
>>
>> My grandmother who married Scott abt. 1921 and resided with him in
>> Haverhill, said Scott died from TB contracted while in the service.
>>
>> I have been unable to find a death record in Haverhill, Ma and a request
>> to
>> Mass Archives did not turn up anything. I have a copy of his Obit and it
>> mentioned a ceremony by the local American Legion, unfortunately the Post
>> is
>> no longer active. It may be possible that my Grandmother had some sort of
>> widow's pension but I have no proof of that at this time.
>>
>> A check of the the WWI registration cards uncovered entries for all of
>> his
>> brothers, all in Haverhill,MA but he was not included. I suspect he may
>> have
>> enlisted prior to the registration effort. His military records most
>> likely
>> were destroyed in the fire so I don't know where else to look. Does
>> anyone
>> out there have suggestions if I'm overlooking a good potential source?
>>
>> Sandy Johansen
>> APG Denver, CO
>>
>>
>>
>>
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