Rare Antique American US Naval Sailor Charles Cook CBM Discharge Document! WWI

Description: UP FOR SALE:Rare Antique American US Naval Sailor Charles Cook CBM Discharge Document! WWI! Fantastic Antique American US Navy Sailor Discharge! United States Naval Reserve Force War Service Certificate Charles Cook Jr. - Chief Boatswain's Mate (A.A.) (Prov) Discharged From: U.S.S. Third Naval District and the U.S. Naval Reserve Force Class 4 Reason For: Expiration of Enrollment Date: May 5th, 1921 Location: Brooklyn, New York Character of Discharge: Honorable Signed By: Lt. E. Delavy (USN) Name: Charles Cook Jr. - Rank / Rate: CBM (AA) (PROV) Enrolled: May 6, 1917 at New Haven, Connecticut (4 Years) Trade: Foreman (AT DATE OF ENROLLMENT) Born: July 13, 1892 Location: New Britain, CT Age: 24, 9 months Height: 6'2" Weight: 175lbs Charles Cook Jr. served on the U.S.S. Madawaska! The Madawaska was a German Ship that the US took control of! It was used to transport troops across to Europe! INFO: "Konig Wilhelm II--renamed Madawaska in 1917 and U.S. Grant in 1922--was a steel-hulled screw steamer launched on 20 July 1907 at Stettin, Germany, by Vulcan Aktiengesellechaft. Built for the transatlantic passenger trade, Konig Wilhelm II operated between Hamburg, Germany, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the house flag of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, until the outset of World War I in 1914. Voluntarily interned at Hoboken, N.J., to avoid being captured by the Royal Navy, the passenger liner was seized after the United States entered the war on 6 April 1917, as were all other German vessels in American ports. Before agents of the Federal Government took possession of the ship, her German crew unsuccessfully attempted to render her unusable by cracking her main steam cylinders with hydraulic jacks. Following repairs to the damaged machinery, Konig Wilhelm II was assigned the identification number 3011 and commissioned on 27 August 1917, Lt. Charles McCauley in temporary command pending the arrival of Comdr. Edward H. Watson. Konig Wilhelm II was renamed Madawaska on 1 September 1917. Commander Watson was Skipper of the Madawaska for the first half of the war and then Captain Edward T. Constien took command through the end of the war. The Madawaska was named after a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the St. John River, 17 miles east-northeast of Fort Kent, Maine. The name Madawaska is a Mallescitte Indian word that means "land of porcupine." Madawaska was the name of an Mallescitte Indian Maiden that lived by a lake in the North woods of Maine. The Huron Indians, from the Great Lakes region were invading the Mallescitte Indians home lands in Northeastern Maine and captured the Maiden Madawaska. The invading Huron Indians had Madawaska in a canoe on the St. John River approaching the Mallescitte Indians for attack. Madawaska knew this river well and she knew that they were approaching a falls in the river. She knew that if she kept quite that all the Hurons in the canoes would be killed going over that falls but this also meant that she would be killed as well being that she was in the same canoe. She had only one choice to save her people and she kept quite and she and the attacking Huron Indian warriors all were killed when they went over the falls on the St. John River. Madawaska, Maine holds the distinction of being the most Northeastern town in the United States. Madawaska was assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force of the Atlantic Fleet. During World War I, she conducted 10 transatlantic voyages in which she carried nearly 12,000 men to Europe. She had an average complement of 39 officers and 550 men and a carrying capacity of 2,400 troops. Among her crew was Navy Chaplain William N. Thomas, who would later become Rear Admiral William Nathaniel Thomas, CHC, USN" (RootsWeb) (MORE INFO: More information can be found at the end of the gallery images. This info is for Reference Only and does not come with the Document) A great piece of 20th Century American Ephemera! Actual item pictured! Item comes as seen and as is! Please see all photos!Shipping includes insurance & tracking for both buyer and seller's protection!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Thanks for stopping in! Scantic Antiques

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