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Correspondence from Wm. P. Field, Captain, War Department, Aviation Examining Board, Atlanta, Georgia, to James A. Matthews, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, 1918 October 31.
"You are hereby notified that the Aviation Examining Board of Atlanta, Georgia, before which you appeared at Atlanta, Ga. on October 29, 1918, has recommended that you be commissioned, non-flying status in the Division of Military Aeronautics."
The correspondence in this collection deals mainly with Mr. Matthews’ dealings as a civilian employee government auditor and efforts by himself and others close to him, to secure Matthews a commission as a government auditor.
Identifier
sc.0362.001_002.004
Date
1918 October 31
Keywords
Correspondence.; Accounting firms--Tennessee; Auditor.; United States. War Department. Division of Military Aeronautics.; World War I (1914-1918)
Recommended Citation
"Correspondence from Wm. P. Field, Atlanta, Georgia, to James A. Matthews, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, 1918 October 31" (2023). Documents. 10.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-matthewsja1/10
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