Description:
Letter to Webb Miller, United Press Correspondent, from John J. Pershing expressing his appreciation of the services MIller rendered during his stay in France.
Dimensions:
H—6.9 W—8.9 inches
Date:
1919, March 24
Notes:
Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduated from Dowagiac High School around 1910, and went on to become a journalist in Chicago. He covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at the United Press. He stayed with UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head UP Europe. He died a mysterious death in 1940.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0141
Object Name:
Letter
People:
Miller, Webb
Pershing, John J.
Pershing, John J.
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
John J. Pershing
World War I
John J. Pershing
World War I