Baxter, David L

ARMY SEPARATION QUALIFICATION RECORD

WD AGO FORM 100

1 Jul 1945

Last Name: Baxter

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First Name: David

Middle Initial: L.

Serial Number: 33 157 999

Grade: Cpl

Permanent Address: 1120 S. Boulevard, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Date of Entry: 1942-04-01

Date of Separation: 1946-03-04

Date of Birth: 1913-02-10

Place of Separation: Separation Center, Fort George Gordon Meade, Maryland

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

(1) Months: 4

(1) Grade: Pvt

(1) Military Occupational Specialty : 521 Basic

(1) Notes: Infantry

(2) Months: 11

(2) Grade: Cpl

(2) Military Occupational Specialty : 405 Clerk-Typist

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(3) Months: 6

(3) Grade: Cpl

(3) Military Occupational Specialty : 262 Occupational Counselor

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(4) Months: 5

(4) Grade: Cpl

(4) Military Occupational Specialty : 502 Administrative Noncommissioned Officer

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SUMMARY OF MILITARY OCCUPATIONS: Administrative NCO: Supervised, instructed, directed, and assisted twelve education reconditioning instructors in the preparation, selection, and presentation of material for courses concerning vocational, commercial, and academic subjects. Also was a correspondent for the Forrest Glen section of the Walter Reed Hospital newspaper, Fort Glen, Maryland.

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MILITARY EDUCATION: 2510th A.S.T.U. University of Maryland, College Part, Maryland. Foreign Area and Language (French) for 30 weeks. School for Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. Educational Reconditioning for 4 weeks.

CIVILIAN EDUCATION

Highest Completed Grade: 4th Yr College

Degrees: BA

Year Left School: 1937

Name of Last School: St. Johns University

Address of Last School: Brooklyn, New York

Major Courses: Liberal Arts

OTHER TRAINING OR SCHOOLING

Course Name--Address--Date: None

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CIVILIAN OCCUPATIONS: REPORTER: Worked for the Richmond New[s] Leader, Richmond, Virginia from April 1939 to September 1940. As a reporter, investigated stories of current human interest, sports, general news, and sport news and wrote items concerning these subjects. Has had considerable amount of experience in rewrite work. Directed a photographer in the selection of subjects and in the taking of newspaper photographs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: None

Name of Discharging Officer: Sophus F Peterson 1st Lt AC