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Baldridge Assigned to Eighth Division War Department
A wartime note mentions Major General WS Baldridge of the War Department being assigned to the Eighth Division, Palo Alto, California, from Gatesville Texas, with ties to West Point class of 19—, and notes public concern over rapid promotion amid ongoing conflicts. The fragment references colleagues, local opinions, and various names in a broad, period-tinged context.
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