Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-21
COL. L'HEuHEUX
 SHOWS HIS PROMOTION

be placed upon information on some 1 matters from the war department at ! H Hashlngton, according to the accom- ranying letters sent to The Bulletin l from Lieut.. Col. A. J. L'Heureux.
 Llert. Col. L'Heureux. who is a | .lewet- City man, is still on the records at Washington as a major, according to a communication from the adjutant general to Senator Brandegee which vas published in The Bulletin this week.
 Lieut.. Col LHeureux sends the fol- l lowing letters: s- Association of the 18th Division, 4Ss
 Fifth Ave. (fourth foor),
 New York City. June 19, 1919. The Editor, Norwich Bulletin, Nor
 wich, Conn:
 It is with regret that I have become acquainted with the contents of an ar;lcle: published by you on June IS, 1919, relative to my military status. The facts contained in said publicat ton were erroneous. I was promoted by special orders No. 126-A. Par. 3, Gen eral Headquarters, American Expedi- tlonary Forces. dated May 6, 1919. to lieutenant colonelcy.
 It is matter of no concern to me that my promotion has not yet been mace q matter of record at Washing ton.
 strongly disapprove of the i'll con- s"tared action taken by Senator Bran- degee. W Io should have taken adeouate pl lecautlouary measures before giving publicity tC a letter which so obvious ly seems to have been a challenge to my character
 l might have been given an oppor- tunlty to speak for myself fa
 would request that this letter be given the same publicity by you as that giv- en to the communication to Senator Brandegee and that the appended copies of letters to Senator Brandegee and te the adjutant general of the army, Washington, be published there with
 A. J. L'HEUREUX, It. Col, A. c. D., U. s. A. New York City, June 19, 1919. l To the Adjutant General of the Army: 1 Slr:--
 A communication under date of June 1 12 1919. from your department to Sen i atcr Frank Brandegee of Connecticut re!atlv'> to my military status has been | given publicity through The Norwich Bulletin of Norwich. Ct, extending, very probably, throughout the press to q greater or less degree This com 1 IF unlt ation was erroneous due to the [ .ct that my status was therein given as that of major. A. c. D., when. in l realty I had been promoted from ma Jorlty to lieutenant colonelcy on May $, l519. by special orders No. 126-A par. l 3. General Headquarters, American l Expeditionary Forces, dated May s, , 1919. These orders. in duplicate. were attached to my final pay voucher I i was discharged by special orders, No 163, Par. l. Headquarters Camp Dix. dated June F. 1919, as a lieutenant colonel.
 The publicity given this communica- = ton is an injustice to me in view of the fact that my promotion had been announced and made public by indi- viGlals of that town interested in my Tefare, and makes it appear that have been masquerading under false ccIors.
 It would be greatly appreciated if you would communicate with me and make known to me the fact that my promotion has been made a matter o1 record at the war department al Washington
 AJLHEU REUX. Formerly It. Col, A. G. D., U. $. A.
 New York City. June 19. 1919
 To Hon. Frank Brandegee. United States Senator from Connecticut Washington, D. C.:
 Honol able Sir
 A communica ton from the adjutan z senel al of the army. addressed to you . las appeared in The Norwich Bulletin relative to my military status. Tn publishing of such a communication
 is an injustice to me in view of tn
 fact that it is erroneous. I was pro noted from the grade of major to tha g of lieutenant colonel by special order No. 126A, Par. 3. General Headquar : ters, American Expeditionary Forces ,. under date of May $, 1919. My military career has been no SC 1, cret and by little further inquiry 0, T your part you could have easily ascer Il ta;red the facts in my case. e I am aware that it is hardly fiv V weeks from the date of my promotion . to lieutenant colonelcy to 12th of June l the date of the communication iron r l the war departmen. It is not extraor e dinary that the war department ha t not made my promotion a matter 0 record at Washington within that pc
 riod of time. You are in a position t
 appreciate this in view of the pas
 experience which has involved so muc
 delay in communication between tn A. E. F. a~d Washington. f The put [ hing of the communicable . in question seems to be in the natur Q of direct attack upon my integrit n and 1t seems that the action taken b n you was i'll considered. since it is nis . leading and suggestive. It implies tha e I have been guilty of misstatemer s and conduct unbecoming an officer an N gentleman
 A., J. LHEUREUX, s, Formerly It. Col. A. G. D., U. $. A.
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