Papers 1916-1925.

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Papers 1916-1925.

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Papers, 1916-1925, of Lawrence Joseph and Thomas Sheskey including mostly their letters to their parents while they served with Co. B, 53rd Engineers and Co. P, 22nd Engineers, A.E.F., in France.

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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...