Object Name:
Orders, Military
Catalog Date:
02/18/2015
Object ID:
2015.3.017
Collection:
Captain John W. Finch Collection
Description:
Order relieving CPT John Finch from command of Company E, 157th Infantry and reassigning him as the Division Ordnance Officer; produced by Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry.
History of Item:
Items were donated to the Colorado National Guard by Georgia Beauchemin of Lynn Haven, FL. Items belonged to CPT John Finch, who served in the National Guard of Colorado beginning in 1901, as an enlisted Soldier. He served as Commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry (1st Colorado) during World War I. Died in 1932 as a Major.
Event Associated with Item:
World War I
Dates of Creation:
29 AUG 1918
Related Subjects:
World War I
American Expeditionary Forces
Company E, 157th Infantry
2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry
National Guard of Colorado
Special Order No. 1
American Expeditionary Forces
Company E, 157th Infantry
2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry
National Guard of Colorado
Special Order No. 1
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