DD-214 Report of Separation from the Armed Forces for John Don Booton

CHARACTER OF SEPARATION: HONORABLE

REPORT OF SEPARATION FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT: ARMY

1. LAST NAME - FIRST NAME - MIDDLE NAME: BOOTON JOHN DON 2. SERVICE NUMBER: RA 17 292 092 GRADE - RATE - RANK AND DATE: Pfc (T) 6 Aug 53 COMPONENT AND BRANCH OR CLASS: RA -Unasg 5. SPECIALTY NUMBER OR SYMBOL: 1730 RELATED CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AND D.O.T. NUMBER: Guard Institution 2-61.219 6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPARATION: DAY 15 MONTH Oct YEAR 53 7. TYPE OF SEPARATION: Discharge 8. REASON AND AUTHORITY FOR SEPARATION: Expiration Term of Service AR 615-360 9. PLACE OF SEPARATION: US Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 10. DATE OF BIRTH: 22 Dec 32 11. PLACE OF BIRTH: Homer, Michigan 12. DESCRIPTION: SEX Male RACE White COLOR HAIR Blond COLOR EYES Grey HEIGHT 5'11" WEIGHT 152 13. REGISTERED: YES 14. SELECTIVE SERVICE NUMBER: NA SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NUMBER (City, County, State): NA 15. [illegible date stamp] 16. ENLISTED IN OR TRANSFERRED TO A RESERVE COMPONENT: NA COMPONENT AND BRANCH OR CLASS: NA COGNIZANT DISTRICT OR AREA COMMAND: NA 17. MEANS OF ENTRY OTHER THAN BY INDUCTION: NA 18. GRADE - RATE OR RANK AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE: Recruit ENLISTED 3 yrs REENLISTED COMMISSIONED CALLED FROM INACTIVE DUTY 19. DATE OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE: 16 Oct 50 PLACE (City and State): S. Louis, Missouri 20. HOME ADDRESS AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE: 905 W Prairie Street, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois YEARS 8 MONTHS C. DAYS 25. ENLISTMENT ALLOWANCE PAID ON EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT, IF ANY: [blank] 21. NET ( ) SERVICE COMPLETED FOR PAY PURPOSES EXCLUDING THIS PERIOD: NA 22. NET SERVICE COMPLETED FOR PAY PURPOSES THIS PERIOD: 3 0 23. OTHER SERVICE (Act of 16 June 1942 as amended) COMPLETED FOR PAY PURPOSES: 0 0 24. TOTAL NET SERVICE COMPLETED FOR PAY PURPOSES: 3 0 0 1 26. FOREIGN AND/OR SEA SERVICE: NA YEARS NA MONTHS NA DAYS 5 25 27. DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, COMMENDATIONS, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED: Occupation Medal (Japan) UN Service Medal Korean Svc Medal w/ 1 brz svc star Combat Infantry Badge AR 600-70 National Defense Service Medal 28. MOST SIGNIFICANT DUTY ASSIGNMENT: 5025 ASU US Disciplinary Barracks 1st Guard Company 29. WOUNDS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF ACTION WITH ENEMY FORCES: None 30. SERVICE SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES: None POST-GRAD. COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: [blank]

CAUTION: SPECIAL HAND[LING REQUIRED] (From-To) SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED This material [contained] [guess: herein] records of National Personnel records of National to be used only or disseminate in its original [guess: form] outside the Bureau.

31. SERVICE TRAINING COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: None

32A. KIND & AMT. OF INSURANCE & MTHLY. PREMIUM: $10,000.00 Term $6.10 32B. ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO 26 APRIL 1951: YES 33. MONTH ALLOTMENT DISCONTINUED: May 51 E. [guess: River] PL 23 34. MONTH NEXT PREMIUM DUE: Jan 51 35. TOTAL PAYMENT UPON SEPARATION: [illegible] 36. TRAVEL OR MILEAGE ALLOWANCE INCLUDED IN: [blank] 37. DISBURSING OFFICER'S NAME AND SYMBOL NUMBER: J. E. COLBERT Lt Col FC 215-274

38. REMARKS (Continue on reverse): No time lost under section 6(a) Appendix 2b MCM 1951. Item 3-Perm Grade Pvt E-2 Date of Rank 16 Feb 51 Blood Group "O"

39. SIGNATURE OF OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO SIGN NAME, GRADE AND TITLE (Typed): L M WARDLOW WOJO USA ASST ADJUTANT

40. V. A. BENEFITS PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR: None CLAIM NUMBER: NA 41. DATES OF LAST CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT: FROM Feb-19 TO Sep-50 42. MAIN CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: Trailer Truck Driver 43. NAME AND ADDRESS OF LAST CIVILIAN EMPLOYER: Schneider Brothers, Marion Ill. 44. UNITED STATES CITIZEN: YES 45. MARITAL STATUS: [illegible] 46. SERVICE EDUCATION: GRAM 8 HIGH 2 COL 0 DEGREES: None MAJOR COURSE OR FIELD: [blank] 47. PERMANENT ADDRESS FOR MAILING PURPOSES: 503 West Monroe St., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

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