Major General Gilbert Xavier Cheves collection, 1984.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946

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Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe". He also had the nickname "Uncle Joe." Distrust of his Allies and a lack of resources meant Stilwell was continually forced to improvise. He famously differed as to strategy, ground troops versus air power, with his subordinate, Claire Chennault, who had the ear of Gen...

Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958

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Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958), sometimes known as Old Leatherface, was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937, and went to work as an av...

Chaffee, Adna Romanza, Jr., 1884-1941

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Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. (September 23, 1884 – August 22, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army, called the "Father of the Armored Force" for his role in developing the U.S. Army's tank forces. Chaffee was born in Junction City, Kansas, on September 23, 1884 to his father, Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, and mother, Annie Francis Rockwell. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1906 following his graduation from the United States Military Academy. He was 31st out of 78...

Davis, Robert Scott, 1954-....

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Georgia educator and historian. From the description of Research on Lord Charles Montagu's mission to South Carolina, 1981. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522165 Robert S. Davis, Jr. resides in Jasper, Georgia and is a professional researcher, lecturer, and author of Georgia history. From the description of Robert S. Davis, Jr. papers, 1980-1990. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 430835842 Mr. Robert S. Dav...

Taylor, Grant, 1828-

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Cheves, Gilbert X. (Gilbert Xavier), 1895-1985

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Major General Gilbert Xavier Cheves was born in 1895 in Richwood, Georgia. Cheves lost his father while young and was raised by his mother in Atlanta. He graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1917 and shortly afterwards went into the U.S. Army as a private in the Georgia National Guard. During the first World War Cheves served in France with supplies and ports. In the second World War, he helped to organize the United States armored forces at at different times was ...

Morris, Sylvanus, 1855-1929

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University of Georgia. School of Law

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The Lumpkin Law School was incorporated as part of the University of Georgia School in 1859. While the student signed an honor pledge from the earliest days of the school, the students unanimously adopted the school's first written Honor Code in 1930. From the description of University of Georgia School of Law honor code collection, 1945-1989. (University of Georgia, Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 741752766 The University of Georgia School of Law recognizes outstan...

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general of the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and the United States Army Central in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known ...

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

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Chinese political and military leader; head of state, 1928-1949; president of Taiwan, 1949-1975. From the description of Chiang Kai-shek diaries, 1917-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872867 1909-1911 served in the Japanese army; 1911 founding member of the Kuomintang; 1913-1916 participated in revolution against Yuan Shikai; 1923 commandant of military academy at Whampoa; ?1925 commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army; 1927-1937 leader of th...

Ibn Saʻūd, King of Saudi Arabia, 1880-1953

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