Pass for Otto P. Higgins - September 22, 1917
Transcript
Countersigned D.G. Lillau Adjutant. No 6 HEADQUARTERS 89th DIVISION UNITED STATES ARMY CAMP FUNSTON, KANSAS [September] 22 1917 To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Mr. O.P. Higgins representing Kansas City Star of Kansas City has authority to take photographs covering of cantonment and men. This permit to be revocable at the discretion of the Camp Commander. By Command of Major general Wood: H.S. Hawlorn Capt USA Asst Chief of Staff.
Details
| Title | Pass for Otto P. Higgins - September 22, 1917 |
| Creator | Hawlorn, H.S. |
| Source | Hawlorn, H.S. Pass for Otto P. Higgins. 22 September 1917. 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 pass that permitted Otto P. Higgins of the Kansas City Star to photograph the soldiers of the 89th Division at Camp Funston, Kansas by command of Major General Wood. |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |