WW1 Honorable Discharge Paper

Sgt. George M. Colburn - Machine Gun Company, 330th Infantry Regiment

The document featured is an original Honorable Discharge Paper in very good condition. This document is framed in a wooden frame that shows both sides of the document. The paper was given to George M. Colburn, who served with Machine Gun Company, 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Division.

Sergeant George Melvin Colburn

George M. Colburn was born on March 4, 1896 in Washington, Pennsylvania to James T. and Ida M. (Curtis) Colburn. George M. Colburn (#3167605) 20 years old at that time, enlisted on May 28, 1918 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He went overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from July 13, 1918 till January 31, 1919 where he reached the rank of Sergeant on July 16, 1918. He was assigned to the Machine Gun Company of the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division until he received his honorably discharge on February 15, 1919 at Camp Dix, New York. George Colburn later married Lenora Irene Kemerer and together they had one daughter, Judith Colburn (1940 - 1972). In his later life George Colburn moved to Florida where he died on January 26, 1976.