John Pershing General Order No. 38-A - February 28, 1919
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G.H.Q. AMERICAN EXPEDITIOANRY FORCES GENERAL ORDERS NO. 38-A ) FRANCE, February 28, 1919. MY FELLOW SOLDIERS: Now that your service with the American Expeditionary Forces is about to terminate, I can not let you go without a personal word. At the call to arms, the patriotic young manhood of American eagerly responded and became the formidable army whose decisive victories testify to its efficiency and its valor. With the support of the nation firmly united to defend the cause of liberty, our army has executed the will of the people with resolute purpose. Our democracy has been tested, and the forces of autocracy have been defeated. To the glory of the citizen-soldier [ms illegible: 1 wd] troops have faithfully fulfilled their trust, and in a succession of brilliant offensive have over come the means to our civilization. As an individual, your part in the world war has been an important one in the sum total of our achievements. Whether keeping lonely vigil in the trenches, or gallantly storming the enemy
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| Title | John Pershing General Order No. 38-A - February 28, 1919 |
| Creator | Pershing, John |
| Source | Pershing, John. General Order No. 38-A. 28 February 1919. Levi H. Fuson Papers. PC/PC065. Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | General Pershing issued this order thanking the soldiers for their service during WWI. Dr. Levi H. Fuson was a Captain in U.S. Army Medical Corps. He served with Base Hospital 21, in Rouen, France. The hospital, which was founded and staffed by Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, was one of six that was selected for mobilization by the U.S. Government to support the British troops. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; United States. Army. Base Hospital No. 21; United States. Army. Base Hospital No. 210 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | PC/PC065 |
| Contributing Institution | Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections |
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| Date Original | February 28, 1919 |
| Language | English |