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Headquarte: 35th Division a a a American limpeditionary Forces 24th pebinary 1919. bulletin ) NO. 50 1022. I. LETTER OF APPRECIATION. The following is published for the information of this command: STATE OF MISSOURI Adjutant General's Office Jefferson City Jan. 28, 1919. Major Ceneral Peter E. Traub 35th Division Amex. no masd ont 20 szed ento My dear general Traub: as I thank you for sending me copies of the citations of the attached thereto. officers and enlisted men of the 35th Division and.the data This morning I am in receipt likewise of the memoranduin from Ma, io r Thurston announcing the award of the Medal of Honor to Captain Skinker, 138th Infantry, and your emorandum of December 23rd to the officers and enlisted men in reference to Christmas. We are engaged in preparing a history. of the participation of the 35th Division in the war with biograrhy sketch of the officers and enlisted men, and in collecting for preservation in the archives of the state all data, etc. 9 bearing v.pon the service of the Division. Later it is proposed to publish this data in appropriate volumos. I am sure you will be in hezrty accord with this undertaking and will be grateful if you will furnish us from time to time any information, copios of orders memorandums, etc., which in your judgement should be preserved by the State. I need not tell you that the people of Missouri'are intense- Iy proud of the megnificent record made by the Division, I gave wide publicity in the State to your splendid tribute to the officers and nen serving under you and the same wi 11, of course, appear in the published records, etc., we are preparing here. With assurance of my high regard and again expressing the appreciation of the State authorities, 20 Very truly yours, H. C. CLARK adjutant General." (over)