Object Name:
Orders, Military
Catalog Date:
02/18/2015
Object ID:
2015.3.019
Collection:
Captain John W. Finch Collection
Description:
Order appointing CPT John Finch, among two other officers, to a board of officers to investigate a number of Soldiers suspected of misconduct by self-inflicted wounds.
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:
5 JAN 1919
Related Subjects:
World War I
American Expeditionary Forces
Company E, 157th Infantry
2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry
National Guard of Colorado
Special Order No. 5
Board of Officers
Investigation
malingering
self—inflicted wounds
American Expeditionary Forces
Company E, 157th Infantry
2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry
National Guard of Colorado
Special Order No. 5
Board of Officers
Investigation
malingering
self—inflicted wounds
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