Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. NOTED VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES DURING THE POST WAR PERIOD

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022

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Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926, London, England - September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Scotland) was Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since February 1952. Additionally, she is Head of the Commonwealth and queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Eliza...

Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937

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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Baker established a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He became progressive Democratic ally of...

Léopold III, King of the Belgians, 1901-1983.

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Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire, 1852-1931

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French army officer. From the description of Address of Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423682 French general. From the description of Transcription of a telegram to Sir Edward Grey for transmission to Field Marshal John French, 1914 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497002 Marshal of France. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Amiens, to a fellow general, 1909 Apr. 11. (Unknown...

Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945

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David Lloyd George (b. January 17, 1863, Manchester, England–d. March 26, 1945, Wales) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party. As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908–1915), Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state. His most important role came as the highly energetic Prime Minister of the Wartime Coalition Government (1916–22), during and immediately after the First World War. He was a major player at the Paris P...

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

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United States secretary of state, 1915-1920. From the description of Robert Lansing miscellaneous papers, 1916-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866993 Robert Lansing (b. Oct. 17, 1864, Watertown, New York-d. Oct. 30, 1928, New York, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920. He was married to Eleanor ...

Diaz, Armando, duca della Vittoria, 1861-1928

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Armando Diaz (b. Dec. 5, 1861-d. Feb. 29, 1928), Italian general and a Marshal of Italy, commanded the 93rd infantry during the Italo-Turkish War, and at the outbreak of World War I, assumed command of the 49th division and, later, the 23rd army corps. At the end of the War, Mussolini named him Minister of War, and he was promoted to Field Marshal. General Diaz retired in 1924. From the description of Diaz, Armando, duca della Vittoria, 1861-1928 (U.S. National Archives and Records A...

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Gouraud, Henri Joseph Etienne, 1867-1946

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Henri Joseph Etienne Gouraud (b. 1867-d. 1946), Brigadier General in the French Army, received his commission into the infantry in 1890 and spent his early military career in posts away from France, notably in Morocco. In May 1915 he was placed in command of the French expeditionary force, and it was during the Dardanelles campaign that he lost an arm and broke both legs. Yet he returned to active duty shortly thereafter, leading the Fourth Army which played a significant role in halting the Ger...