Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
| Name | Rufus Gipson |
| Serial # | 2245828 |
| Grade | Private 24th Engineers Service Co |
| Reason for Discharge | Demobilizatin per cir 106 W.D. 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Refugio, Texas |
| Age at enlistment | 25-6/12 |
| Occupation at enlistment | Laborer |
| Eyes | Black |
| Hair | Black |
| Complexion | Black |
| Height | 5 feet 8-1/2 inches |
| Discharge issued | Camp Travis, Texas |
| Date | 22nd day of July, 1919 |
| Commanding Officer | Hall Etter, Major of Inf. U.S.A. |
| Paid in full $90.50 Camp Travis, Texas, July 22, 1919, Gilbert H. Goosey, Maj. Q.M. Corps, Including Bonus $60.00 per act Congress Approved Feb. 24, 1919. |
Enlistment Record
| Name | Rufus Gipson |
| Grade | Private |
| Enlisted or Inducted | Inducted Mar. 31, 1918 |
| At | Refugio, Texas |
| Serving in ____ enlistment period at date of discharge | First |
| Prior service | None |
| Noncommissioned officer: | Never |
| Marksmanship, gunner qualification or rating | None |
| Horsemanship | Not mounted |
| Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions | AEF Left US 6/30/1918 Ar oversea 7/13/1918 Left oversea 6/28/1919, Av US 7/10/1919 |
| Knowledge of any vocation? | Laborer |
| Wounds received in service | None |
| Physical condition when discharged | Good |
| Typhoid prophylaxis completed | April 16, 1918 |
| Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed | April 16, 1918 |
| Married or single | Single |
| Character | Good |
| Remarks | No A.W.O.L. or absence under G.O. 31, 1912 or G.O. 1914, 24th Engineers Service Co. |
| Signature of soldier | Rufus Gipson |
| Commanding Officer | M.W. Sigler, Captain Inf. U.S.A., Commanding Dem. Group |
| Filed for record | 26th day of August 1919 |
| Recorded | 27th day of August 1919 |
| Clerk of Refugio County | Claude E. Heard |
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