United States Army American Expeditionary Forces Records, 1917-1920

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United States Army American Expeditionary Forces Records, 1917-1920

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Intelligence reports, news summaries, bulletins, orders, instructions, memoranda,proclamations, and miscellany, relating to military operations of the AmericanExpeditionary Forces in France and Siberia during World WarI and the Russian Revolution

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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...