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Letter to Major Joseph J. Koch from the office of the Camp of the Quartermaster - 1918

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Office of the Camp Quartermaster Date 1918. Time Ten AM To Major Joseph J. Koch Train Commander Train Section Twenty Three (23). You are directed to report with your command consisting of Eleven (11) Officers and 330 Enlisted men. From 137th Inf Co

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Title Letter to Major Joseph J. Koch from the office of the Camp of the Quartermaster - 1918
Creator Moore, Thomas H
Source Moore, Thomas H. Letter to Major Joseph J. Koch from the office of the Camp of the Quartermaster. 1918. Koch, Joseph Collection. MO00.001.0001-1072. Museum of Missouri Military History, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Description Letter informing Major Joseph J. Koch that he is directed to report with his men of the 137th Infantry at en-training track number three. This collection was compiled by Major Joseph Koch, a St. Louis, Missouri resident who served during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico with the First Missouri Infantry. During World War I, Major Koch was severely wounded in his left leg during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive while serving with the 35th Division, 137th Infantry.
Subject LCSH United States. Army--Records and correspondence; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 35th. Infantry Regiment, 137th
Subject Local World War One; WWI
Site Accession Number MO00.001.0001-1072
Contributing Institution Museum of Missouri Military History
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Date Original 1918
Language English