Bulletin Number 61 from Colonel H. S. Hawkins

RECEIVED hesdquarters 55th Division MAR 2 1919 American Expeditionary Forces 129th F.A. lst March 1919. BULLETIN ) ) NO. 61 ) 1032. I. ATTENTION PERSONNEL ADJUTANT3. Couriergrams from Central Records Office, orwarding inquirie S rom The Adjutant General of the Army requesting whereabouts and wel- are of officers and soldiers, referred to in Memorandum these Head- werters, February 18th, 1919 are to be returned in duplicate. pecial attention is to be paid to name, rank and number; rank and lumber to be supplied when missing. II. ERRORS IN MONTHLY RETURNS AND ROSTERS. The following is published for the information and compliance of all concerned. More care will be exercised in future by officers charged with the preparation of Monthly Returns and Rosters in order that errors noted herein are not repeated; "GENERAL SERVICE" AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES France, Feb. 27, 1919. From: The Ad jutant General, American E.F. To: Commending General, 35th Division. Subject: Errors in monthly returns and rosters. 1. The Ad jutant General of the Army, under date of February 5, 1919, informs that: (a) "The montly returns from organizations in the ..E.F. are being received without the Record of Events called for by instructions for preparing their returns or with Record which is en- tirely insufficient." (b) "It is also noted that montly rosters of organizations, from practically all of the rgani zations in the Exped- itionary Forces, are defective in that they do not account for changes in personnel as required by special regulations i75a, paragraph 37, sub-paragraphs E and F, and paragraph 38, sub-par8graph E and F, also chang es #2 S.R. 57a 02". 20 The necessary steps will be taken to see that these defects are corrected in returns and rosters submitted, by organizations under your command, in the future. 3, Monthly returns which do not contain all information, in the Record of Events, called for by instructions, or rosters which do not account for changes of personnel as required by special regulations, noted in sub (b) par. 1, will be returned to the officers charged wi tn their preparation, for correction. By Command of General pershing: J. S. ULIO Adjutant General. " III. DATES OF PIELD DAYS. The dates for the series of Pield Days to be held week beginn- - ing March 3rd are as follows: March 3rd; 128th F. A. 128th M. G. Bn. March 4th; 129th F. Ai, 129th M. E: Bn. March 5th: 139th Inf., 130th F. Ai, 110th Amm. Train March 6th: 140th Inf, 137th Inf., Hq . Troop, 110th F.S.Bn. and 35th Military Police Company March 7th: 130th M. G. Bn., 138th Inf. 110th San. Train. IV. RESULTS OF INTER-REGIMENTAL RIFLE CONTEST The Inter-Regimental Rifle Contest for Infantry Regiments was beld on the COMMERCY Rifle Range on Friday, 28th pebruary, and result- ed as follows: First: 140th Infantry - 5484 Points Second: 138th Infantry - 3365 Points Thirã: 139 th Infantry - 3281 Points Fourth: 137 th Infantry - 3255 Points By Command of Brigadier General DUGAN; OFFICIAL: H. S. HAWKINS Colonel, General Staff, WM. ELLIS Chief of Staff. It. Col., Inf., U.S.Army Division Adjutant Croj to all organizationi