Willard A. Mason Collection, 1917-1919.

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Willard A. Mason Collection, 1917-1919.

Photocopies of letters, 1918-1919, by Willard Mason, a clerk in the American Expeditionary Forces, Company A, Headquarters Batalion, General Headquarters. Related materiials include a temperance booklet for soldiers published by the National Women's Christian Temperance Union, ca. 1918 and a program from Liberty Theatre, Camp Custer, February, 1918.

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National Women's Christian Temperance Union.

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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...

Mason, Willard A.,

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