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From a 1942 letter to @USNationalGuard Maj. Gen. Roy Keehn, whom Marshall had known while working with the Guard in Illinois.
There was upset over the perception that Guard officers were being shorted promotions and opportunities given to Regular Army officers.
From a 1942 letter to @USNationalGuard Maj. Gen. Roy Keehn, whom Marshall had known while working with the Guard in Illinois.
There was upset over the perception that Guard officers were being shorted promotions and opportunities given to Regular Army officers.
Marshall commented that officers serving with their local units showed an "unwillingness of the senior officers to handle the inefficient men. This is a most difficult and embarrassing duty, but it is a high command responsibility and one that I have with me every day.
There has been too much thought and consideration for the individual and far too little for the thousands whose lives are to be intrusted (sic) to his command.
I feel that my responsibility to the soldier and his family takes clear precedence over that of the individual senior whose effective leadership is in doubt."
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