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FAREWELL MESSAGE OF MAJOR-GENERAL HENRY T. ALLEN TO THE 90TH
DIVISION:
“Headquarters Ninetieth Division
American Expeditionary Forces
France
21 November, 1918.
MEMORANDUM:
To the Officers and Men of the 90th Division
Having served with you throughout your period of organization, training, and fighting,
from the arrival of the first recruit at Camp Travis to the last shot at Stenay and Baalon when the
Armistice became eflective, – I am now constrained by instructions from General Headquarters,
American Expeditionary Forces, to leave you when you are headed toward Germany as part of
the Army of Occupation. This separation has given me so much pain that renunciation of the
Corps Command persisted in my mind.
Your superb comportment everywhere in France, as well as your unsurpassed battle
exploits, have won for you a designation in the Army of Occupation; your wonderful fighting
ability and your superior manhood have won for you a p1ace in my heart that will remain with
me for all time.
The fathers and mothers who have produced men such as you, who know not battle
straggling nor retreat under any circumstances, must be thrilled when they learn your stories.
The States to which you and they belong possess the prime essentials of prosperity and greatness.
The Soul of the 90th Division will remain a sacred inspiration to me wherever I be.
HENRY T. ALLEN
Major-General.”
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