Comments regarding Private First Class Destal Grover CARSON
Information compiled from various sources.
Military related information:

Service Number: 1396344

Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1917
Discharged 5 Jun 1919

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 20 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred to Headquarters Detachment Mobile and Veterinary Section per SO#101Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 18 Dec 1917.



WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
 

Enroute to France:
Name: Destal G Carson
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 22 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Beecher City, Illinois
Spouse: Ella Carson
Ship: Leviathan
Military Unit: MVS 110
Rank: 1Cl Pvt VCNA
Service Number: 1396344
Notes: Mobile Veterinary Sec#110 Attachrd To 108tr Hq & MP

Enroute to U.S.
Name: Destal G. Carson
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 12 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 22 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Beecher City, Illinois
Spouse: Elia Carson
Ship: CHARLESTON
Military Unit: MOB. VET. SEC. #110, 108TH TN. HQ. & M. P.
Rank: PVT. 1CL. VET. CORPS
Service Number: 1, 396, 344
Notes: MOBILE VETERINARY SECTION #110, ATTACHED 108TH TRAIN HEADQUARTERS & MIL. POLICE

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Destal Carson
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 37
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Clintonia, Dewitt, Illinois, USA
House Number: 1406
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 12
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 22
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Farm
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Ella Carson 42 Wife
Destal Carson 37 Head

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Destal Carson
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Wapella, DeWitt, Illinois
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clinton, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Clinton, Illinois
Occupation: Farm Hand
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
Income: 355
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Mary Carson 61 Wife
Destal Carson 48 Head

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Destal Carson
Death Date: 13 Jan 1980
SSN: 332142701
Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1917
Release Date: 5 Jun 1919

Find A Grave
Destal Grover Carson
BIRTH 1890
DEATH 1980 (aged 89–90)
BURIAL Van Voorhis Cemetery
Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois,

Social Security Death Index
Name: Destal Carson
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1890
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Illinois
Last Residence: 61943, Oakland, Coles, Illinois, USA
Death Date: Jan 1980
Miscellaneous: Note year of birth differences on Draft Registration cards. Gravestone and Social Security 1890.

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