HEADQUARTERS 87TH INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 448                    U.S.ARMY


11 July 1945

SUBJECT:  Personal Message.

TO     :  All Members of this Command Aboard the "West Point".

     1.  As we leave the "West Point" to go our various ways to all
sections of America I want to take this opportunity to personally
commend each member of the 87th "Golden Acorn" Infantry Division for
the superior job he performed as an individual member of thus great 
fighting team.  Our 154 days of combat in Europe were days of comrade-
ship that will live long in the hearts of the men of the "Golden
Acorn" Division.  The part we played, as a hard-hitting fast-driving 
team will be recorded in its proper place in the pages of American 
History.

     2.  I am pleased to note that your superior soldierly conduct
in combat has been maintained and reflected while you have been
passengers aboard the "West Point".

     3.  As we leave our organizations and return to our homes for 
a hard-earned and well deserved furlough, I hope that every man who
wears the "Golden Acorn", while enjoying his rest to the fullest
extent, will, at the same time, maintain a proud and soldierly
bearing that will reflect high credit upon himself and his organ-
isation.

     4.  After furloughs are over we will meet again at Fort Benning,
Georgia, to begin a brief but strenuous period of training before
we once again sail to foreign lands to aid in the final defeat of
our remaining enemies.  Until then, soldier, I wish you a very
pleasant and enjoyable furlough with your family and friends.





                                           FRANK L. CULIN, JR.,
                                         Major General, U.S. Army,
                                                Commanding.