Peter E. Traub letter to Commanding Generals - October 30, 1918
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Headquarters 35th Division Officeof the Division Commander. October 30th, 1918. SECRET From: The Division Commander. To: The Commanding General 60th Field Artillery Brigade, The Commanding General 69th Infantry Brigade, The Commanding General 70th Infantry Brigade. Each Division Staff Officer. Subject: Orders: 1. There is furnished herewith copy of a letter from the Chief of Staff, First Army, A.E.F., dated October 26, 1918, transmitting to the Division Commander, the conclusions of an inspection of the conduct of the 35th Division during its attack in our recent operations. 2. I direct that Regimental and Battalion Commanders be assembled and have this paper read to them, with a view to assuring their knowledge of the defects in this Division when it went into battle, and during the battle of September 26th
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| Title | Peter E. Traub letter to Commanding Generals - October 30, 1918 |
| Creator | Traub, Peter E. |
| Source | Traub, Peter E. Letter to Commanding Generals. 30 October 1918. Rumbold, Frank M., General Collection. A1331. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Peter E. Traub, the Commander of the 35th Division, to the Commanding Generals of the 60th Field Artillery Brigade, 69th Infantry Brigade, and the 70th Infantry Brigade. Traub explains he expectations for the 35th Division and how to correct recent errors conducted in battle. 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 | Traub, Peter Edward, 1864-1956; United States. Army. Division, 35th; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1331 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | October 30, 1918 |
| Language | English |