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M1910 Canteen with 1918 dated cup with stamped name and serial number. Was used in WWII. Original cover. I found the enlistment record:
Enlistment Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 37658878 37658878
RESIDENCE: STATE 72 IOWA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 193 WOODBURY
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 7214 CP DODGE HERROLD IOWA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
YEAR OF BIRTH 23
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION2 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 781 Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
