Military related information:

Enlisted 4 October 1917
Discharged 12 January 1918

- Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Texas: Enlisted 4 Oct 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Company A. 342nd Infantry, Joined Company L, 132nd 29 Oct 1917 Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 132nd INF.

- Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Texas: Listed as Private.

- Company L Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Texas: Listed as Private. Discharged thru Base Hospital on CD per 2nd indorsement Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 2 Jan 1918 (Note: Discharged 12 January 1918 per VA Master Index (see below).

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Charles James Wanicek or Vanicek
Event Type: Military Service
Enlisted 4 October 19917
Event Date: 12 Jan 1918 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
Residence Place: Omaha, Neb
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1888
Death Date: 5 Jul 1937
Pvt Co L 132 Inf
208 Baldrige Bleg Omaha Neb

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World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Charles J Wanicek
[Charles James Wanicek]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1888
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 1454 S. Harding St.
Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 81
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Short
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown

Post War Occupations / Bio:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name: Charles J. Wanicek
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1888
Birth Place: Chicago, Ill
Death Date: 5 Jul 1937
Death Place: Proviso Twp , Cook, Ill
Burial Date: 7 Jul 1937
Burial Place: Niles, Cook, Ill.
Cemetery Name: St. Adalberts
Death Age: 48
Occupation: Janitor
Race: White
Marital status: S
Gender: Male
Residence: Berwyn, Cook, Ill.
Father Name: Frank Wanicek
Father Birth Place: Czechoslovakia
Mother Name: Mary
Mother Birth Place: Czechoslovakia
Comments: Army Discharge shows Vanichek; military service
FHL Film Number: 1786891

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