Thomas Reid Cole papers, 1918-1919 [microfilm manuscript].

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Thomas Reid Cole papers, 1918-1919 [microfilm manuscript].

Letters of Sgt. Cole, Medical Division, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, to his mother in Mebane, N.C., during his service with the AEF in France and occupied Germany. Military operations described include the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

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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...

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