William Sidney Graves Papers, 1914-1932
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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...
United States. Army
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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...
Graves, William Sidney, 1865-1940
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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 Infant...
