Memorandum for the President
Title
Memorandum for the President
Creator
March, Peyton Conway, 1864-1955
Identifier
WWP25541
Date
1918 November 25
Description
Numbers of American troops sent to Europe for the war.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Contributor
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
The following table gives the troops embarked, including marines, up to December 1, 1917, and during each succeeding month:
To December 1, 1917 145,918
During December 49,589
January, 1918 47,865
February 49,114
March 84,892
April 118,644
May 245,951
June 278,760
July 307,182
August 289,570
September 257,483
October 186,203
November 1-22 35,305
Total embarked to Nov. 22 2,096,431
PEYTON C. MARCH
General, Chief of Staff.
The following table gives the troops embarked, including marines, up to December 1, 1917, and during each succeeding month:
To December 1, 1917 145,918
During December 49,589
January, 1918 47,865
February 49,114
March 84,892
April 118,644
May 245,951
June 278,760
July 307,182
August 289,570
September 257,483
October 186,203
November 1-22 35,305
Total embarked to Nov. 22 2,096,431
PEYTON C. MARCH
General, Chief of Staff.
Original Format
Memorandum
Files
Collection
Citation
March, Peyton Conway, 1864-1955, “Memorandum for the President,” 1918 November 25, WWP25541, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.