Part 36, page 47

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DD FORM 4 (1 NOV 49) ...KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF ARE YOU NOW SOUND AND WELL? ..."NO," GIVE DETAILS.

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40. REMARKS No promises have been made to applicant regarding his enlistment other than those shown in Items [guess: 6] [guess: to] 9 inclusive. [signature/initials]

I have read paragraph 2, SR 600-220-1, 10 November 1948, and certify that I (have never) engaged in disloyal or subversive activities as defined therein.

41. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM [liable] TO TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL FOR FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT IF I SECURE ENLISTMENT BY MEANS OF ANY FALSE STATE[MENT], WILLFUL, MISREPRE- SENTATION, OR CONCEALME[NT] [as] TO MY QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT; IN ADDITION, I KNOW IF I AM REJECTED BECAUSE OF ANY DISQUALIFICATION KNOW[N] TO ME AND CONCEALED FROM THE ACCEPTING OFFIC[ER], THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT FURNISH ME WITH RETURN TRANSPORTATION TO THE PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE.

I DECLARE THAT I AM NOT NOW A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE ARMED FORCES (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) OR OF ANY COMPONENT THEREOF (Regular, Reserve, or National Guard) IN ACTIVE, INACTIVE, RESERVE, OR RETIRED STATUS UNLESS SO INDICATED AND EXPLAINED BY ME; THAT THE FOREGOING QUESTIONS AND MY ANSWERS THERE- TO HAVE BEEN READ TO ME; THAT MY ANSWERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY RECORDED AND ARE TRUE IN ALL RESPECTS AND THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH I AM ENLISTING.

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GIVEN AT (Place of acceptance) West Frankfort, Ill.

DATE OF ACCEPTANCE [guess: 2] October 1950

SIGNATURE OF WITNESS (First name—Middle—Initial—Last name) William [guess: Ohlson] M/SGT, IN[F]

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT (First [name]—Middle [name]—Last name) [guess: John] Don [guess: Booton]

42. REMARKS (For use by the recruiting officer) Credit enlistment to Illinois Military District Parent's consent form submitted together with evidence of date & place of birth.

VERIFIED AT St. Louis, Mo.

BY (Signature of recruiting officer) [guess: George] C. O'Dell

GRADE AND ORGANIZATION OF RECRUITING OFFICER CAPT, USAF, DET 1, ASU 5108

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OATH AND CERTIFICATE OF ENLISTMENT

STATE OF Missouri

CITY, TOWN, OR MILITARY POST St. Louis

I, John Don Booton (First name—Middle name—Last name)

this 16th day of October 19 5[0] in the United States Army

for a period of Three (3) Years [guess: V/20/1] (Words and figures initialed by enlistee)

under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner discharged by proper authority; and do also agree to accept from the United States such bounty, pay, rations, and clothing as are or may be established by law; and I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.

Signature: John Don Booton (First name—Middle name—Last name)

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I certify that the above oath was subscribed and duly sworn to before me this 16th day of October A. D. 19 50. I further certify that this enlistee was minutely inspected by me previously to subscribing to the oath; that I found enlistee entirely sober and in full possession of all mental faculties; that to the best of my judgment and belief enlistee ful- fills all legal requirements, and that in enlisting applicant into the service of the United States I have strictly observed the regu- lations which govern the recruiting service. I further certify that the above oath, as filled in, was read to the applicant before subscribing thereto.

GEORGE C. O'DELL, CAPT, USAF, DET 1, ASU 5108 (Typed name, grade, and organization of recruiting [guess: summary] Court)

[Signature] George C. O'Dell (Signature of recruiting officer)

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CAUTION: SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED This material copied from records of [guess: the] Personnel [guess: Records] Center, St. Louis, or [guess: be] used [guess: for] reference [purposes] [illegible] or disseminated [illegible] acknowledge[d] to have voluntarily enlisted [guess: the] Bureau. Its original form [guess: must] not [guess: be] [guess: a] copy [illegible] outside.

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FINGERPRINTS—RIGHT HAND (Fingerprint impressions will be made in this space in the case of every person enlisting or reenlisting)

[Fingerprint impressions visible but not legible]

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