A town may appoint a person, who need not be a resident of the town, to prepare a military record at the expense of the town, which shall contain the name of every person in the armed forces of the United States furnished by such town during any wars or military enterprises in which the United States has been engaged with the following statistics, so far as applicable to each case: age at the time of enlistment or induction; birthplace; date of enlistment; date of muster into the service of the United States; rank; promotions; reenlistment; date of discharge and cause thereof; date of pension and amount; date of death and cause; date, place, and nature of wounds; bounty received from the town and bounty received from individuals, and any other pertinent information.