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Headquarters 35th Division
AUG 4
129th F.A.
29Bm
American Expeditionary Forces
3rd March 1919.
1044,
MEMORANDUM
:
The names of officers suitable for the duty indicated
herein who desire to remain in France, will be reported to these
Headquarters without delay.
"GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
Historical Section, G.S.
February 27, 1919.
Commanding General,
35th Division,
A.P.O. 709, American E.F.
My dear General Dugan:
I have been directed to organize party to study the
operations of the American Expeditionary Forces on the ground.
The plan is to spend the next month or so here, studying the
papers, then to take the field and go over the operations on the
ground and determine as nearly as possible what actually happened
before the evidence, now rapidly disappearing, is all gone.
Insofar as possible, I plan to have officers work on
specific tasks in pairs, preferably one infantry and one artillery
officer.
Since your division is soon to return to the states,
it occurs to me to ask if you have any officers suitable for this
work who expect to remain in France or who would be willing to stay
for a few months for this purpose.
The requirements are specifically:
(a) Field officers or exceptionally qualified
captains to take part in the study of papers
and in the field work.
(b) Lientenants especially qualified for work
AREYA "RATIONALD TROMAN THREET
as topographers, statisticians or archivists.
Very truly yours,
OLIVER L. SPAULDING, JR,
Brigadier Goneral, U. S. A.
Chief, Historical Section, G. San
By Command of Brigadier General DUGAN:
WM. ELLIS
Lt. Col., Inf., U.S.Army
Division Adjutant
Copy to Brigade,
Regimental and Separate Unit Commanders
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"ocrText": "RECEIVED\nHeadquarters 35th Division\nAUG 4\n129th F.A.\n29Bm\nAmerican Expeditionary Forces\n3rd March 1919.\n1044,\nMEMORANDUM\n:\nThe names of officers suitable for the duty indicated\nherein who desire to remain in France, will be reported to these\nHeadquarters without delay.\n\"GENERAL HEADQUARTERS\nAMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES\nHistorical Section, G.S.\nFebruary 27, 1919.\nCommanding General,\n35th Division,\nA.P.O. 709, American E.F.\nMy dear General Dugan:\nI have been directed to organize party to study the\noperations of the American Expeditionary Forces on the ground.\nThe plan is to spend the next month or so here, studying the\npapers, then to take the field and go over the operations on the\nground and determine as nearly as possible what actually happened\nbefore the evidence, now rapidly disappearing, is all gone.\nInsofar as possible, I plan to have officers work on\nspecific tasks in pairs, preferably one infantry and one artillery\nofficer.\nSince your division is soon to return to the states,\nit occurs to me to ask if you have any officers suitable for this\nwork who expect to remain in France or who would be willing to stay\nfor a few months for this purpose.\nThe requirements are specifically:\n(a) Field officers or exceptionally qualified\ncaptains to take part in the study of papers\nand in the field work.\n(b) Lientenants especially qualified for work\nAREYA \"RATIONALD TROMAN THREET\nas topographers, statisticians or archivists.\nVery truly yours,\nOLIVER L. SPAULDING, JR,\nBrigadier Goneral, U. S. A.\nChief, Historical Section, G. San\nBy Command of Brigadier General DUGAN:\nWM. ELLIS\nLt. Col., Inf., U.S.Army\nDivision Adjutant\nCopy to Brigade,\nRegimental and Separate Unit Commanders"
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