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Otis William Zirkle's USMC Discharge Paperwork

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Title

Otis William Zirkle's USMC Discharge Paperwork

Subject

Zirkle, Otis William
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County

Description

Photograph of a form pertaining to Otis William Zirkle's discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1946.

He was born on 23 March 1922 in Strasburg, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in July 1944 and served as a Corporal when he was discharged.

He qualified as a rifle marksman and automatic rifleman. He served overseas from 20 December 1944 - 15 July 1946 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

He was discharged from Quantico, Virginia, and given a travel allowance to get him to Woodstock.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Additional paperwork related to Otis William Zirkle's Discharge from the USMC appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 02619.

Identifier

026222

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Otis William Zirkle's USMC Discharge Paperwork,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55894.

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