Memorandum for the Executive Officer from General Enoch H. Crowder - August 21, 1918
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August 21, 1919. Memorandum for the Executive Officer. In the year of 1918 there was prepared by General Ansell and approved by me and I think by the War Department special regulations governing the selection of persons from civil life for appointment as judge advocates. Thereafter General Ansell prepared a form letter which was sent out over his signature to those who submitted recommendations for such appointments, particularly to senators and representatives. This form letter provoked answers severely critical of the plan of selection and also of the form letter. Among those who wrote severely critical letters were Senators Chamberlain, McClelland, Shields, possibly Senator Martin and others whose names I do not at this instance recall. Please have the records of the Judge Advocate General
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| Title | Memorandum for the Executive Officer from General Enoch H. Crowder - August 21, 1918 |
| Creator | Crowder, Enoch H. |
| Source | Crowder, Enoch H. Memorandum for the Executive Officer from General Enoch H. Crowder. 21 August 1919. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this memorandum from General Enoch H. Crowder to the Executive Officer, Crowder asked for the examination of records of correspondence between General Ansell and Senators Chamberlain, McClelland, Shields, and Martin. 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 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 21, 1919 |
| Language | English |