Letter to General John J. Pershing - February 25, 1918
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February 25, 1918. General John J. Pershing, A. E. F., France. My dear Pershing: Please turn aside for a moment from your multifarious duties and heavy responsibilities and help me right a wrong that I have done Colonel Johnson. I have detained him here against the four or five requests that have come for him from your headquarters, notwithstanding his strong desire to join you. To your last telegram I replied that I hoped to send Colonel Johnson perhaps by March 15- not later than April 15- and acquainted you with the fact that he had been made a colonel of Cavalry, National Army. This promotion was but a meagre reward for the conspicuous service he rendered in the execution of the Selective Service Law. Now comes your cable 629, paragraph 5c apprising me of the fact that by accepting this promotion he has made himself ineligible for service with you. Upon receipt of this, please wire whether you would renew your request or look with favor on his being sent to France if he should resign his colonel
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| Title | Letter to General John J. Pershing - February 25, 1918 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Letter to General John J. Pershing. 25 February 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter to John J. Pershing, the author asked Pershing to reconsider promoting Colonel Johnson and allow him to serve in 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 | Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948; Promotions, Military; United States. Army--Promotions. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | February 25, 1918 |
| Language | English |