My maternal grandfather, Everett Shearman Carpenter, served in World War I as has been discussed previously here at The Prism. He served for a time in France and ended his service on a courier mission back to Washington, DC in July 1919. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant at Camp Meigs in the District of Columbia on July 17, 1919.
After returning to his home in Rhode Island, my grandfather at some point joined the Rhode Island Militia. As the promotion paper shown above illustrates, Everett Shearman Carpenter was promoted to the rank of Major in the Rhode Island Militia on September 20, 1945 -- just over sixty-nine years ago.
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Scan of the original promotion certificate in the collection of the author.
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Copyright 2014, John D. Tew
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These are some very fancy certificates you have been showcasing lately! How wonderful that they were so carefully preserved in your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Heather. I agree that they are wonderful family documents and I am very lucky to have them.
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