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 HEADQUARTERS
508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY
Office of the Regimental Commander
Fort Benning, Georgia
March 2, 1943
Mr. Charles W. Montague
1514 Jefferson St.
Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Mr. Montague:
I am the
commanding officer of the 5098th Parachute Infantry regiment.
This is the regiment of which your son is a member, and I am pleased
to be able to inform you that I am proud to have him in my regiment.
During the
period that he has been in the regiment a great deal has been
required of him in the way of hard work, long hours and attention to
duty. He has responded in such a fine manner that he, along
with his fellow members, has established for me a well disciplined,
physically toughened, basically well trained, mentally alert, fine
appearing unit. You and I can be very proud of him, for he is a
credit to this regiment and to his parents.
In
recognition of his exemplary performance and good conduct and
excellent performance of duty he is now being granted a furlough,
which expires at midnight on March 2,1943. Any soldier who has
not returned at that time will, according to regulations, be carried
on the rolls as absent without leave. In time of war this is a
serious offense.
I take a
deep personal interest in every member of this regiment and I am
very proud of the record they have made to date. I therefore
don't want any individual to commit any offense that will mar that
record either as individuals or collectively as a regiment.
I know that
no one is going to be late intentionally in returning from furlough
but, in view of the transportation difficulties that now exist due
to the overtaxing of the transportation facilities throughout
the country, I am asking your cooperation as well as his to insure
that he begins his return in sufficient time so that any unforeseen
delay caused by transportation difficulties will not result in his
being absent without leave. At least one day over usual travel
time should be allowed for unexpected delay. He has been
informed that that in the event he is unable to return in time that
he must wire his organization commander requesting an extension of
his furlough, with reasons therefor [sic], to over the unforeseen
and unavoidable delay.,
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