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Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel R. D. Garrett

  • 9/19/1918

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On September 19, 1918, Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Garrett, Chief Signal Officer, 42nd Infantry Division, tested a telephone left behind by the Germans in their hasty retreat from the salient of St. Mihiel, Essey, France.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.

National Archives Identifier: 530750

Full Citation: Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel R. D. Garrett; 9/19/1918; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/photograph-of-lieutenant-colonel-r-d-garrett/, June 13, 2026]

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