Special Pass for Otto P. Higgins - May 21, 1919
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HEADQUARTERS PORT OF EMBARKATION HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY MAY 21 1919 SPECIAL PASS PASS O P Higgins of Kansas City Star WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY ---- TO ANY POINT UNDER JURISDICTION OF THESE HQS. GOOD during May 1919 BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL SHANKS: NO. 3412 C.H. Day huff
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| Title | Special Pass for Otto P. Higgins - May 21, 1919 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Special Pass for Otto P. Higgins. 21 January 1919. 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 Special Pass for Otto P. Higgins of the Kansas City Star from the Headquarters Port of Embarkation in Hoboken, New Jersey. The pass gave Higgins access to any point under jurisdiction of the headquarters by command of Major General Shanks. |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |