Graves, William Sidney, 1865-1940

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Dates:

Birth 1865-03-27

Death 1940-02-27

Gender:

Male

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Major General (MG) William S. Graves was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia. He was stationed at Camp Dix, NJ in 1921.

From the description of William S. Graves collection, 1921,1931. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 61241665

William Sidney Graves (b. March 27, 1865, Mount Calm, Tex.-d. Feb. 27, 1940, Shrewsbury, N.J.), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1889 and began his career with the 7th and 6th Infantry Regiments, then as an Acting Judge Advocate General, until ordered to the Philippines. In 1918, General Graves undertook command of U.S. forces in Siberia whose purpose was to protect Allied military stores in depots along the Trans-Siberian Railway, to render aid to the Czech Army stranded there, and to discourage Japanese ambitions to annex Russian territories in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. He retired from Army service in 1928.

From the description of Graves, William Sidney, 1865-1940 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598486

Major general, United States Army; commanding general, American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, 1918-1920.

From the description of William Sidney Graves papers, 1914-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869042