Jay Harry Letsche scrapbooks, 1917-1929.

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Jay Harry Letsche scrapbooks, 1917-1929.

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Scrapbooks chiefly concern Letsche's service as an American Expeditionary Force officer in World War I; included are letters to his family from training camps in Georgia and Tennessee and from France; postcards, pictures, maps, military orders, commissions, citations, and other items pertaining to his active duty; newspaper clippings and personal items from the postwar period; and a copy of the history of the 326th Regiment.

3 v.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Letsche, Jay Harry, 1888-1974.

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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...