[Letter from Geo S. Anderson to L. R. Hare, December 14, 1918]
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Letter from Geo S. Anderson of the Taylor County Local Board to Lt. Col. L. R. Hare (addressed as "General Hare"), commandant for the Student Army Training Corps Simmons College Unit, discussing a mistake in Army documents resulting in local soldiers not receiving pay for their first ten days of service.
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Letter from Geo S. Anderson of the Taylor County Local Board to Lt. Col. L. R. Hare (addressed as "General Hare"), commandant for the Student Army Training Corps Simmons College Unit, discussing a mistake in Army documents resulting in local soldiers not receiving pay for their first ten days of service.
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This collection contains information related to the Student Army Training Corps from 1918-1919. The Simmons College Unit, comprised of men from both Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University) and Abilene Christian College (now Abilene Christian University) is complied of regulations from the Army War Department, correspondence from commanding officers, and a list of men in the S.A.T.C. at Simmons College.