Typed Letter Signed to Congressman Luther W. Mott regarding Private William C. Moore of Base Hospital No. 39, dated France, February 9, 1918
France: American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commanding General, 1918. Original letter and photograph, professionally matted and framed. Typed Letter Signed and Photograph [Framed together]. Frame is approximately 16.5 inches by 12 inches, It has been professionally framed (brown wood). There are two items, within a single matte, in the frame. Both are approximately 5 inches by 7 inches. On the right side is a black and white photograph of General John J. Pershing in dress uniform. On the left is a typed personal letter to Congressman Luther W. Mott, signed by John J. Pershing, on American Expeditionary Forces Office of the Commanding General stationery. It is dated February 9, 1918. In the letter General Pershing assures Congressman Mott that he has directed that the matter of Private William C. Moore, Base Hospital No. 39, brought to his attention by Col. Peed [Medical Corps], be given attention. Luther Wright Mott (November 30, 1874 – July 10, 1923) was a United States Representative from New York. He graduated from Harvard University in 1896. Mott began his career at the First National Bank of Oswego, which was owned by his family, and he eventually became vice president. He was a founder of the Oswego Chamber of Commerce, created by merging two other organizations, and he served as its president. He was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention and he was president of the New York State Bankers' Association from 1910 until 1911. Mott was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-Second and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1911 until his death in Oswego in 1923. During World War I Mott organized of the 9th Division of the New York Naval Militia in Oswego. He also aided in the organization of a division in Fulton. General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer. President Roosevelt employed his presidential prerogative and nominated Pershing as a brigadier general, a move which Congress approved. In skipping three ranks and more than 835 officers senior to him, the promotion gave rise to accusations that Pershing's appointment was the result of political connections and not military abilities. However, several other junior officers were similarly advanced to brigadier general ahead of their peers and seniors, including Albert L. Mills (captain), Tasker H. Bliss (major), and Leonard Wood (captain). Pershing's promotion, while unusual, was not unprecedented, and had the support of many soldiers who admired his abilities. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18. In addition to leading the A.E.F. to victory in World War I, Pershing notably served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton and Douglas MacArthur. During his command in World War I, Pershing rejected British and French demands that American forces be integrated with their armies, essentially as replacement units, and insisted that the AEF would operate as a single unit under his command, although some American divisions fought under British command, notably serving within or alongside Australian troops led by General John Monash, initially in the Battle of Hamel, on 4 July 1918, and later in attacks leading to and including the breaching of the Hindenburg Line on 29 September 1918 at Bellicourt, precipitating the final German collapse. Pershing also allowed all-black units to be integrated with the French Army. Pershing is the only American to be promoted in his own lifetime to General of the Armies rank, the highest possible rank in the United States Army. Allowed to select his own insignia, Pershing chose to use four gold stars to distinguish himself from those officers who held the rank of General, which was signified with four silver stars. After the creation of the five-star General of the Army rank during World War II, his rank of General of the Armies could unofficially be considered that of a six-star general, but he died before the proposed insignia could be considered and acted upon by Congress. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: William Moore, Base Hospital No. 39, Luther Mott, Congressman, American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commanding General, Colonel George Pullen Peed
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