[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs] (open access)

[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs]

Certificate of retirement from the "Armed Forces of the United States of America" to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs. The certificate reads: "To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting: This Is To Certify That Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs...Was Retired From The United States Army." This certificate was signed by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Edward C. Meyer; there is a letter from W. T. Prescott accompanying the certificate with details of Griggs' status on the retired list.
Date: October 7, 1979
Creator: Meyer, Edward C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from the President of the United States, October 14, 1952] (open access)

[Proclamation from the President of the United States, October 14, 1952]

Proclamation from the President of the United States appointing Charles Randall Griggs "as a Reserve Commissioned Officer in the Officers' Reserve Corps." The document says he will be given the rank of Major and will assume to duties of that grade.
Date: October 14, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History