Order No. 24 for John Franklin Hardesty - July 23, 1917
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CONFIDENTIAL Order No. 24. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, July 23, 1917. Extract. PAR. 7. The following named officers of the Medical Reserve Corps are relieved from duty at the Army Medical School, this city, and will proceed to New York City and report in person to the Commanding General, Port of Embarkation, for transportation to England, and upon arrival there will proceed to London and report in person to Major William J. L. Lyster, Medical Corps, Adastra House, Victoria Embankment, for duty with the English Army: First Lieut. Harold C. Bean First Lieut. Herbert L. Bryans First Lieut. Wendell P. Dally First Lieut. John F. Hardesty First Lieut. Cyril F. Lauer First Lieut. Earl V. Morrow First Lieut. Andrew S. Robinson First Lieut. James B. Seeley First Lieut. Thaddeus D. Smith First Lieut. Hugh A. Sullivan First Lieut. [ms illegible: 2 wds] Williams First Lieut. William F. Williams, Jr. The travel directed is necessary in the military service By order of the Secretary of War: TASKER H. BLISS Major General, Acting Chief of Staff. Official: H.P. McCAIN, The Adjutant General.
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| Title | Order No. 24 for John Franklin Hardesty - July 23, 1917 |
| Creator | Bliss, Major General Tasker H. |
| Source | Bliss, Major General Tasker H. Order No. 24 for John Franklin Hardesty. 23 July 1917. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. These military orders from Major General Bliss, War Department, Washington, D.C., required Hardesty to report to New York for transportation to London, England. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 23, 1917 |
| Language | English |