Letter from General John J. Pershing to Brigadier General Thomas B. Dugan

25 ad Pone AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORORS 1059. Office of the France, February 20, 2919, s Brig. Gen. Thon. B. Dugan, ARCHIVES AND Commanding 35th Division, the RECORDS & . SERVICEN A. E. F. My dear Goneral Dugan: It giveo ne a grost deal of plensure to extend to you and the officaza and non of the 35th Division my complimente upon their excellent appearance at the review and inmeation on Fobruary 17th nesz Commeroy. It was (antifying to see your troops in such good physionl mhape and to see tham no woll aquippod. It is atill more centifying, howev or, to know that the moral tons of all rankn is ao high. It is hopod that this will contimue to the end of thoir nervice and will remain after their return to civil life a, one or the momt lasting and beneficial remulte of their military experience. The Division is to be congratulated on its reaord in France. Arriving on May 11th, its troining with the British Expeditionary Fozaes wan out short and by the end of June it Was placed in a quiet sector of the line whore it released for the battle voteran divisions. On September 36th it attacked with the Amerionn Firat Army in the Moune-Argonne offensive, dapturing Varrones, Cheppy, Charpentry and Baulny. It thon withdramn from the battle and took ponition in the Somme-Dieue Sector until the armästice. The officera and mon of your Division may proudly oarry home with them the gratitude of the Allies with whom they fought and the pride of thoir follora through- out our Sincerely yours, (Signed) John J. Pershing.