Cornelius Van H. Engert photograph collection. 1917-1919.

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Cornelius Van H. Engert photograph collection. 1917-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49695207

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following war: World War I (WWI). General description of the collection: The Cornelius Van H. Engert photograph collection is composed of groupings of Signal Corps photos covering various subjects. The two subjects most covered by those photos are German prisoners of war (POWs) and visits of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).

1 box (90 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7612471

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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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...

Engert, Cornelius Van H.

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Cornelius Van H. Engert had a long and distinguished career in the United States (U.S.) diplomatic service. From the description of Cornelius Van H. Engert photograph collection. 1917-1919. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 49695207 ...

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...