Born in Rochester, New York, January 20, 1914 Graduated from the Winnetka, Illinois, High School, June 1932
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis February 1933
Transferred to the Berkeley campus in August 1933
Graduated Bachelor of Science in. Agriculture June 1937

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
38 002 987

Enlisted Service

1941 Aug 13, Enlisted in the Army of the United States and assigned to the Reception Center, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Oct to Dec; Assigned to Hq and Hq Squadron, ACRTC (T), Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Dec to Mar 1942; Member of the 360th Technical School Squadron, Jefferson Barracks.
1942 Mar to Mar; Assigned to Hq and Hq Squadron, ACRTC (T), Jefferson Barracks.

Rank

Private, AUS, 13 August 1941.
Private, RA, 19 September 1941.

ACTIVE SERVICE as an enlisted man from 13 August 1941 to 8 March 1942.

Private Neil H. Putnam died of disease, 8 March 1942 in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

Decorations and Awards

AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.