Hi Doreen and Maryellen,
"JAMES VETAL.
Residence: Bennington, Vermont.
Born: Manchester, Vermont.
Enlisted: May 9, 1898. Age 22.
Remarks: Sick in quarters Aug. 2 to Aug. 19, 1898. Lost right forefinger Aug. 2, 1898, in line of duty."
VERMONTERS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898, prepared and republished under the direction of Major General Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998, page 119. He is not my ancestor.
Jan