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Pvt. Juan Tobias Garcia
United States Army
from:Wagon Mound, New Mexico
Juan Garcia registered for the draft on 5th of June 1917 in Mora, New Mexico. Born in Genova, New Mexico, Juan Tobias lived in Wagon Mound, New Mexico with his adoptive parents Jose Vencelao and Decideria Garcia. Once drafted, it is not known exactly where he went through training. He may have trained at Camp Cody in Deming, New Mexico.
Tobias left for Europe from Pier 61 in NYC aboard the SS Lapland on 28th of June 1918 at 9:35am. He joined the Company 14 from Camp Kearney, California on with the June Auto Replenishment Draft Infantry. After about two weeks of travel, the SS Lapland landed in England.
Tobias would come back to the United States in February of 1919 and landed in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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