Letter from Arthur J. Elliot to Adjutant General - August 13, 1919
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August 13, 1919 From: Ex-Lieut. Colonel Arthur J. Elliott, 129th F. A. To: Adjutant General, Washington, D.C. Subject: Award of Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Clyde C. Chilson, 1464365, Battery B, 129th F.A. 1. I am writing you in behalf of the relatives of Corporal Clyde Chilson, Btry B, 129th F.A., who was cited and recommended for the award of the Distinguished Service Cross in recent publication. issued by the War Department. Corporal Chilson
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| Title | Letter from Arthur J. Elliot to Adjutant General - August 13, 1919 |
| Creator | Elliot, Arthur J. |
| Source | Elliot, Arthur J. Letter to Adjutant General. 13 August 1919. Clyde C. Chilson Collection, 1917-1919. 1977.13. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Ex-Lieutenant Colonel Arthur J. Elliot to the Adjutant General in Washington D.C. explaining that Clyde C. Chilson was cited and recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross. Clyde Chilson died on October 16, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He served with Battery B, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | Distinguished Service Cross (U.S.); United States. War Department; Military decorations |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1977.13 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | August 13, 1919 |
| Language | English |