P.C. Harris letter to Helene A. Rumbold - April 4, 1919
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[War Department letterhead] AGCD 201 (Rumbold, Frank Meeker) 528-CCG-17A-128 VH April 4, 1919. Mrs. Helene A. Rumbold, Buckingham Hotel, St. Louis, [Missouri] Dear Madam: In accordance with the policy of the War Department to report, as a matter of record and appreciation, all injuries received in action, I have the honor to inform you that an examination of reports received by courier indicates that Colonel Frank Meeker Rumbold, Field Artillery, was slightly wounded in action, September 30, 1918. He has doubtless communicated with you, either from hospital or since return to duty; if, however, you have not heard from him, this should furnish no occasion for alarm, since this office has been notified by cable of all casualties resulting seriously and, in such an event, you would before this have been notified by telegraph, Very respectfully, P.C. Harris, The Adjutant General.
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| Title | P.C. Harris letter to Helene A. Rumbold - April 4, 1919 |
| Creator | Harris, P.C. |
| Source | Harris, P.C. Letter to Helene A. Rumbold. 04 April 1919. Rumbold, Frank M., General Collection. A1331. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from P.C. Harris, the Adjutant General, to Helene A. Rumbold, wife of Frank M. Rumbold. The letter informs Mrs. Rumbold that Colonel Rumbold was slightly wounded on September 30, 1918. Frank Meeker Rumbold served as Colonel of the 128th Field Artillery during World War I. He later served as Adjutant General of Missouri from 1925 to 1927. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. War Department |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 128th |
| Site Accession Number | A1331 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 4, 1919 |
| Language | English |