Military related information:
Service Number -1868312
1917 December 14: Entered military.
1918 March: Transferred to 2nd HMORS from 20th Provisional Ordance Depot, Camp Hancock, Georgia.
"HMORS unit" refers to a World War I-era Heavy Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop from the US Army.
They were deactivated after the conclusion of World War I.
Here is an overview of the HMORS units in WWI:
Purpose: These units were created by the Ordnance Department to provide field support for artillery units on the front lines. The shops handled heavy-duty repairs and maintenance for large equipment.
Formation: They were assembled in the United States using a combination of Regular Army personnel and volunteers with relevant skills, such as machinists and mechanics.


1918 Enroute to France: AWOL Co. B. 340th INF, 85th DIV. Also AWOL Second (HMORS) Heavy Mobile Ord Repair Shop. with Overseas Casual Co #392.
The "2nd HMORS" unit refers to the 2nd Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop during World War I, an attached support unit for the 35th Division. The "2nd Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop" is not an official or widely documented U.S. Army unit during World War I. However, during WWI, the Army's Ordnance Corps established forward maintenance units to support troops by repairing weapons and equipment closer to the front lines.
30 November 1918 Company L Roster; Listed as joined Nov. 2nd.
24 April 1919 Enroute to USA: Casuals Sick & Wounded, Det #215, Brest. Walking Patients Requiring No Dressings.
Company L Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent Sick 22 January 1919. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. Absent Sick since 22 January 1919. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Absent Sick since 22 January 1919.

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
To France (AWOL Did not sail):
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: William Jordy
Departure Date: 23 Jul 1918
Departure Place: Brooklyn, New York
Address: 322 East 89th St
Residence Place: New York, New York
Father: William H Jordy
Ship: Vestris
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1868312
Notes: Company B 340th Infantry
To France:
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: William Jordy
Departure Date: 17 Sep 1918
Departure Place: Brooklyn, New York
Address: 322 E 89th St
Residence Place: New York, New York
Father: William H Jordy
Ship: Nestor
Military Unit: UNASSIGNED
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1868312
Notes: Overseas Casual Company #392
Return to US:
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
NAME: William H. Jordy
DEPARTURE DATE: 24 Apr 1919
DEPARTURE PLACE: Brest, France
ARRIVAL DATE: 6 May 1919
ARRIVAL PLACE: Hoboken, New Jersey
ADDRESS: 322 E. 89 St.
RESIDENCE: New York, New York
SHIP: PRESIDENT GRANT
MILITARY UNIT: CO.L.132 INF.
RANK: Private
SERVICE NUMBER: 1868312
NOTES: CASUALS. SICK AND WOUNDED. DETACHMENT NO. 215 BREST
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