Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-20 | Page 2 | Utahns Unable to Bring About Release of Surgeon

Itah as Unable to Bring firing I I 1 About Release of Surgeon I I I I No soldiers in the American army of Vf occupation will be discharged upon recommendations Initiated over here a according to a ai letter to Major 1 aj cu Fred Fred Jorg adjutant general of ot Utah from Colonel R R. R B B. B Miller United States StatE's medical corps attached to theoffice the theoffice office of Surgeon General Merritt W. W Ireland Major Jorgensen wired the war department asking tor the dis ills discharge discharge charge from Crom the military service Of Lieutenant George Wallace Vallace Hanks of ale Marys Utah who Is with Pershing's ings ing's Ingi nga somewhere beyond the Rhine In reply to your Our telegram of January January January Janu Janu- ary 10 Colonel Miller writes t tie the e surgeon general directs me to say that hat there Is a general understanding the war department and General Pershing that no recommendations recommendations will be lit Initiated on this side concerning individuals belonging to I his army I I I If Lieutenant George Wallace I Hanks Is 18 returned to this country fo for r discharge It will have to be through I representations made by aim nim to general general general gen gen- eral headquarters American expeditionary expeditionary forces This office regrets regrets regrets' the circumstances but can take no noa a action Lieutenant HanKs s belongs to the tho ho medical corps and his discharge from service was asked so that he can aidin aid alii aidin in combating influenza conditions condition about Ma ral vale