Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from Hugh S. Johnson - January 25, 1918
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January 25, 1918. Memorandum for General Crowder: I would like to let this communication stand without a decision for the present. I feel confident that you are going to be designated to perform a great task in this war and to occupy a very high position that will require you to give over the duties of Provost Marshal General and I think that this will come within the next month or two and that if it does not come within that time we shall at least see a change that will make it unlikely to come at all. If you are taken for higher duties, then it seems to me that I should remain here. If it develops that you are not, then I think you should be all means continue as Provost Marshal General and if you do so, I think I will have an opportunity of going to France. About the 1st of March, I think General Pershing will again apply for me and I should like to have the time between now and then to await developments along the lines I have just indicated and I think that there is no harm in leaving this communication stand and that there would be some disadvantage in having it returned with the statement that I could not go to France. If you think this is a selfish view or that it prejudices anybody or any thing then I, of course, do not request that this matter be left open. Hugh S. Johnson Colonel, Cavalry, National Army, Deputy Provost Marshal General. HSJ-eef
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| Title | Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from Hugh S. Johnson - January 25, 1918 |
| Creator | Johnson, Hugh S. |
| Source | Johnson, Hugh S. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder. 25 January 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, Hugh S. Johnson wrote Provost Marshal General Enoch H. Crowder and stated that he believed Crowder would soon receive a large promotion and would need to relinquish the duties of Provost Marshal General. Johnson explained that If Crowder received a promotion that he would remain in the states,iIf Crowder did not receive the promotion, Johnson wished to go to France. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942; Promotions, Military; United States. Army--Promotions; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | January 25, 1918 |
| Language | English |