Special Order
Title
Special Order
Creator
Churchill, M.
Identifier
WWP15516
Date
1918 December 3
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
USS George Washington
At sea
From: Director of Military Intelligence
To:Major John M. Campbell, USA.
Subject: Detail ion Special Duty with the President’s Party
1. In compliance with authority contained in a radiogram from the Chief of Staff dated December 12, 1918, the Secretary of War directs that, you accompanied by Major Frank J. Griffin, 1st Lieut.Gictor L. Fleming and Private Dominick Tronalone, Signal Corps, report to Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, US Navy, for special duty with the Presidential Party for the purpose of taking photographs for historical record.
2. Upon completion of this duty you and the officers and enlisted man named in par. 1 will return to the United States in compliance with existing orders.
3. You are authorized to turn over to the Navy Department such prints or negatives of still and moving pictures as may be requested by that department.
4. Expense accounts for such necessary expenses as may be incurred in the performance of this duty, in excess of those paid by the State Department, will be submitted to the undersigned.
M. Churchill,
Brigadier General, General Staff,
Director of Military Intelligence,Assistant Chief of Staff.
Copy Admiral Graysion
At sea
From: Director of Military Intelligence
To:Major John M. Campbell, USA.
Subject: Detail ion Special Duty with the President’s Party
1. In compliance with authority contained in a radiogram from the Chief of Staff dated December 12, 1918, the Secretary of War directs that, you accompanied by Major Frank J. Griffin, 1st Lieut.Gictor L. Fleming and Private Dominick Tronalone, Signal Corps, report to Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, US Navy, for special duty with the Presidential Party for the purpose of taking photographs for historical record.
2. Upon completion of this duty you and the officers and enlisted man named in par. 1 will return to the United States in compliance with existing orders.
3. You are authorized to turn over to the Navy Department such prints or negatives of still and moving pictures as may be requested by that department.
4. Expense accounts for such necessary expenses as may be incurred in the performance of this duty, in excess of those paid by the State Department, will be submitted to the undersigned.
M. Churchill,
Brigadier General, General Staff,
Director of Military Intelligence,Assistant Chief of Staff.
Copy Admiral Graysion
To
Campbell, John H.
Files
Collection
Citation
Churchill, M., “Special Order,” 1918 December 3, WWP15516, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.