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Papers, 1876-1948.

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Papers of Thomas Bentley Mott (1865-1952), author and U.S. military attacheĢ in Paris, France, include correspondence, 1876-1948, illuminating his military career; reports, 1917, on U.S. military operations in Russia and Italy; and newspaper clippings concerning his autobiography and a biography of Myron T. Herrick, U.S. Ambassador to France. Mott's diary, 1918-1919, documents his work as U.S. Army liaison officer between Ferdinand Foch and John Joseph Pershing during World War I.

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Mott, Thomas Bentley, 1865-1952

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Col. T. Bentley Mott was Liaison Officer between Marshal Foch and Gen. Pershing. From the description of TLS, 1918 September 12 : Ligny-en-Barois to Colonel Boyd / Mott. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 28083815 Lieutenant colonel, United States Army. From the description of Thomas Bentley Mott report, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867723 Biographical/Historical Note Lieutena...