crossed the Meuse and the town of Mouzay was taken. The Division was pressing the enemy
hard at the time of the signing of the armistice.
As part of the 3rd Army the Division participated in the march into Germany and the
subsequent occupation of enemy territory. I am pleased to mention the excellent conduct of the
men under these difficult circumstances as well as for their services in battle. They are to the
credit of the American people. I wish to express to each man my own appreciation of the
splendid work that has been done and the assurance of my continued interest in his welfare.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)John J. PERSHING.
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LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL LIGGETT, COMMANDING GENERAL, FIRST
ARMY,
AND SUBSEQUENTLY COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION:
Army of Occupation
Third C. S. .Army
Office A. C. of S., G-3
8 May, 1919.
From:
Chief of Staff, Third Army.
To:
Commanding General, 90th Division.
Subject: Appreciation of services of the Division.
The Army Commander takes this opportunity, on their separation from the Third Army,
to express to the Commanding General, the officers, and the men of the Texas-Oklahoma
Division his appreciation of the excellent service rendered by them while under his command
during the St. Mihiel offensive, the Meuse-Argonne operation, and in the Army of German
Occupation.
At St. Mihiel the Division went forward with a dash and energy that carried all before it,
taking those redoubtable fortresses west of the Moselle which had previously been impregnable
to our gallant Allies. Again, in the Meuse-Argonne operation, with that indomitable spirit of
their pioneer forefathers, the Division drove the enemy from his strongholds on the heights
between the Argonne Forest and the Meuse River, contributing largely to his final destruction.
As one of the Divisions forming the Army of German Occupation the spirit and conduct of the
officers and men has been an illustration to the enemys people of the best traditions of the
Nation and its Army.