Brought over from the “Old Country”.
Josef served in the military for the Austro-Hungarian Empire prior to his immigration to America. Josef was in the “Train Division”, which was responsible for the maintenance of the wagons and caring of the horses used to transport men and material.
Like most documents from that time period and that part of Europe, this document is in both German and Czech.
Translation:
Militia district headquarters no. 14
Militia passport
Josef Zimola
Traindivision #1