Letter of Permission for Otto P. Higgins - June 27, 1918
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Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces G.2.D.
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| Title | Letter of Permission for Otto P. Higgins - June 27, 1918 |
| Creator | Wickes, Francis C. |
| Source | Wickes, Francis C. Letter of Permission for Otto P. Higgins. 27 June 1918. Higgins, Otto P. Collection. 2010.145. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Otto Higgins did not serve in the United States military, but he spent the entire span of the war in training camps and overseas with the army as a staff correspondent for the Kansas City Star. He wrote about soldiers from the Mid-West, especially Missouri and Kansas. Higgin's began his service with the old Third Regiment, and was with regiments at Camp Nichols, Fort Riley, Camp Funston, Camp Doniphan, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sheridan, and finally in France. This is a letter to commanding officers from Francis C. Wickes from the Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces in Paris stating that Otto P. Higgins of the Kansas City Star had permission to carry and make use of a camera in areas authorized by the United States Military. |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |