Oath of Office (WD AGO Form 71) - 2d Lt John Emil List, Fort Eustis

OATH OF OFFICE MILITARY PERSONNEL

Use W. D., A. G. O. Forms Nos. 0337-NG and 0337-NG-1 for oath of office of commissioned and war- rant officers, National Guard of the United States; oath of enlistment on W. D., A. G. O. Form No. 22 (Enlist- ment Record) for enlisted men; and oath prescribed for cadets United States Military Academy (Engagement

for Service and Oath of Allegiance, United States Mili- tary Academy). Use W. D., A. G. O. Form No. 721 for enlisted women of the W. A. C. For civilian personnel use Standard Form No. 61 approved by Civil Service Commission, Cir. No. 409.

(Indicate type of commission or appointment by placing X in proper block)

OFFICER, REGULAR ARMY | FLIGHT OFFICER OFFICER, ARMY OF THE U. S. | NURSE, REGULAR OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS [X] | NURSE, ARMY OF THE U. S. OFFICER, W. A. C. | DIETITIAN, ARMY OF THE U. S. WARRANT OFFICER | PHYSICAL THERAPIST, ARMY OF THE U. S.

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I, John Emil List (First name) (Middle name) (Last name)

0978253 (Serial number)

having been appointed a Second Lieutenant, Army of the United States, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; SO HELP ME GOD.

[Signature: illegible cursive] (Signature)

[illegible] 2nd Lt (Grade and organization or arm or service)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Fort Eustis, Virginia

this 29th day of July, 1949. [signature] JOHN G. NOTES Lt. Col. TC Adjutant (Signature, with grade, organization, and office, of official administering oath)

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(Note.--Do not fill in the remainder of this form unless you were ordered to report for active duty on the same da[y] [of] your oath of [office] office was administered.)

REPORT OF ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY (Not to be submitted on this form if oath of office space is blank). TO: THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, Washington 25, D. C.

Authority: Par. __________, S. O. __________, Hq., __________

The officer named in the above oath of office entered upon active d[uty] __________ or d__________ (date actually entered upon active duty)

IMPORTANT

Memorandum for officer.--If ordered to active duty at your first station on the same day that your oath of office was administered, present this form to the adju- tant or other officer to whom you report. If you were a warrant officer, or enlisted man of the Regular Army,

discharged to accept commission, please attach separate statement showing permanent nonmilitary home address (this is desired to protect your [military] and other rights upon relief from active duty).

Pers. Int. Br.

Memorandum for commanding officer.--If the officer was ordered to active duty by other than War Depart- ment order, attach a copy or extract copy of the order.

Noted __________ (Date) Date [illegible]

(Signature of adjut[ant] [illegible] commander [illegible] Br.

For adjutant or organization commander.--Execute this form and mail it to The Adjutant General (Appoint- ment and Induction Branch), Washington 25, D. C., on

the day the officer reports for duty. It is essential that this information reach the War Department as soon as possible.

WD AGO FORM 71 1 MAY 1945 Previous editions of this form are obsolete.

(See instructions for filling out Oath of Office on back of form)

NOTED RESERVE BRANCH

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SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED Records of National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri Material copied from records reference only. Do not record as Personnel used for reference in its original outside.

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GC of the St. Insure, Hdqrs. 06, 6309 II, Jefferson, Portland 26, Michigan First, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (x) Fifth Army, Chief of [guess: Transportation]

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INSTRUCTIONS

This form will be executed in full upon acceptance of a commission or appointment in the Army. Typewriter will be used, if available.

FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE

1. Whenever any person is elected or appointed to an office of honor or trust under the Government of the United States, he is required before entering upon the duties of his office, to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by section 1757, Revised Statutes.

2. Public Law 746, 77th Congress (sec. 1, Bul. 52, W. D., 1942), eliminates the necessity of executing oath on promotion of officers.

3. Oaths of office of Army officers, officers of Women's Army Corps, nurses, warrant officers, flight officers, dietitians, and physical therapy aides should be taken before some civil officer who is authorized by the laws of the United States or by the local municipal law to administer oaths, or before an officer of any component of the Army of the United States on active duty in Federal service commissioned in or assigned or detailed to duty with the Judge Advocate General's Department, a staff judge advocate or acting staff judge advocate, the president of a general or special court martial, a summary court martial, the trial judge advocate, or any assistant trial judge advocate of a general or special court martial, the president or the recorder of a court of inquiry or of a military board, any officer designated to take a deposition, any officer detailed to conduct an investigation, or the adjutant, assistant adjutant (including a warrant officer when so serving), or personnel adjutant of a command. Officers of the Army other than those specified are not authorized by law to administer such oaths.

4. If the oath is administered by an Army officer, his authority to administer oaths under the preceding paragraph must be shown. If administered by a civil official, the oath must bear the official seal of the person administering the oath, or if he does not use a seal, his official capacity to administer oaths must be certified to under seal by a clerk of court or other proper local official.

5. Immediately on receipt of a commission or notification of appointment the appointee will, in case of acceptance of the commission or appointment, return to The Adjutant General the oath of office on this form properly filled in, subscribed, and attested. In case of nonacceptance, the commission or notification of appointment will be returned to The Adjutant General by a letter indicating the fact of nonacceptance.

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b6 per NPRC b7C

and Iq. John [guess: Hall] Isle, 6520266-[guess: HQDA] Commanding Officer, Fort [guess: Middle] [guess: Cove], Fort [guess: Emmett], Vol[guess: umes] [illegible] .3, [guess: inf]

HQDA [illegible] 29 July 1949

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