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Army of the United States To all who shall see these presents, greetings: Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the fidelity and ab of Sergeant (T) WILIAM McC. MARTIN, JR., 32086251, SS. * Staff Sergeant (Temporary) Hq & Hq Co. GHQ. to rank as such from the 23rd day one thousand nine hundred to discharge the duties of—- and forty-one. Staff Sergeant I do hereby appoint him ARMY O F T H E UNITED S T A T E S , of December He by is doing therefore and carefully performing and all diligently manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Staff Sergeant And he is to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as he shall receive from his Superior Officers and Noncommissioned Officers set over him, according to the rules and discipline of War. Given under by hand at Army War College, Washington, this hundred 23rd and day of December in the year D. of our Lord C. one forty-one. Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, Commanding. thousand nine