Order to Report- Samuel L. Spiggle
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Dublin Core
Title
Order to Report- Samuel L. Spiggle
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Spiggle, Samuel
Shenandoah County (Va)
Description
On September 3, 1917 Shenandoah County's draft board issued this order to report to Samuel L. Spiggle of Lantz Mills VA. Though only considered an alternate at the time of this order, Mr. Spiggle did enter the US Army and served throughout the First World War.
His unit, the 80th Infantry Division was activated in September 1917 and arrived overseas in June 1918. It was present at the First Battle of the Somme, the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. It suffered a total of 6,029 casualties during these campaigns and was deactivated in May of 1919.
The system that had been established by the US government to conscript soldiers to fill divisions like the 80th relied on the participation of local draft boards. Established members of the community and local government officials were selected to serve on these boards. They were responsible for randomly selecting residents to fill the county's quota and for evaluating the ability of these residents to serve in the armed forces. Shenandoah County's board met at the Historic Courthouse.
According to his draft card, issued in June of 1917, Samuel Spiggle was employed by the Virginia Highway Department as a road worker and belonged to the Union Forge Methodist Church in Lantz Mills. He had been born on August 22 1895 and was of medium build and height and had black hair and brown eyes.
His unit, the 80th Infantry Division was activated in September 1917 and arrived overseas in June 1918. It was present at the First Battle of the Somme, the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. It suffered a total of 6,029 casualties during these campaigns and was deactivated in May of 1919.
The system that had been established by the US government to conscript soldiers to fill divisions like the 80th relied on the participation of local draft boards. Established members of the community and local government officials were selected to serve on these boards. They were responsible for randomly selecting residents to fill the county's quota and for evaluating the ability of these residents to serve in the armed forces. Shenandoah County's board met at the Historic Courthouse.
According to his draft card, issued in June of 1917, Samuel Spiggle was employed by the Virginia Highway Department as a road worker and belonged to the Union Forge Methodist Church in Lantz Mills. He had been born on August 22 1895 and was of medium build and height and had black hair and brown eyes.
Creator
Shenandoah County Draft Board
Source
Spiggle Family Collection
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
September 3, 1917
Citation
Shenandoah County Draft Board, “Order to Report- Samuel L. Spiggle,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/5941.
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