Amos Fries papers 1903-1952

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Amos Fries papers 1903-1952

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv38409

Amos Fries (1873-1963) was an engineer, served in the Philippines during the Moro uprising, organized the Chemical Warfare Service, and was an advocate for conservative causes. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, manuscripts by Fries, others, and Elizabeth Fries, and photographs.

5.0 linear feet, 6 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6370900

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k93887 (person)

Amos Alfred Fries (b. March 17, 1873, Viroqua, Wisconsin-d. Dec. 30, 1963), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1898 and fought in the Philippines in 1901. He organized the first gas service as part of the American Expeditionary Force in France in 1917 and, later, headed the Chemical Warfare Service, Overseas Division, which conducted extensive gas, smoke, and incendiary operations in the American sectors of the Western Front during World War I. In 1920 he became Chief o...