WWI Veterans Personnel Card, Retzlaff, Walter Gustave

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WWI Veterans Personnel Card, Retzlaff, Walter Gustave

Item Data

Title: WWI Veterans Personnel Card, Retzlaff, Walter Gustave

Collection Number: RG 84-107

Scope and Content: Information found on the card includes the name of the soldier, address, serial number, race, place and date of induction, place and date of birth, rank, training camp, assignments and transfers, engagements, overseas service, discharge date, and disability.

Division: Personnel Division

Agency: Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Family Name: Retzlaff

Given Name: Walter Gustave

Birth Place: Detroit Mich

Age: 23 1/2

Army Serial Number: 2172146

Race: "White"

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Genre: index cards

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

County: unknown

City: Detroit

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Content Statement: Terms in the "race" field are placed in quotations. The quotations signify that the quoted term is transcribed as it appears on the original record. These terms are often outdated, inaccurate, offensive, or racist. In addition, federal government staff completed the cards, so named individuals did not self-identify and may not have agreed with the designation on the card. Sometimes, it is also unclear what modern term would best apply. It would often be inaccurate to replace the antiquated term "colored" with "African American", for example, as people other than African Americans may have been labeled with this term. There may also be cases of people being misidentified. The Archives of Michigan has transcribed the original terms and placed them in quotes, rather than replacing them, to ensure the historical integrity of the records. Each document, regardless of its flaws, informs on the context in which it was created.

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