Scrapbooks pertaining to World War I [manuscript], 1917-1919.

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Scrapbooks pertaining to World War I [manuscript], 1917-1919.

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The scrapbooks were compiled by Kyle as a World War I press package and contain photographs, maps, military newspapers, itineraries of a press tour of battlefields, operational notes, and memoranda. The first volume, titled "Activities of the Services of Supply American Expeditionary Forces 1917-1919" pertains to the activities of the Quartermaster Corps particularly during the embarkation from Bordeaux, 1919. The second volume, titled "General Headquarters and Operations of the American Expeditionary Force 1917-1919" has information concerning operations, intelligence, training and the General Staff as well as the battles of the St. Mihiel Salient and the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, and the march to the Rhine. Loose material includes a description of the Meuse-Argonne battle by Arthur E. Hartzell and a patriotic pin.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Kyle, Thomas Barton, 1856-1915

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Reporter for the Chicago Examiner. From the description of Scrapbooks pertaining to World War I [manuscript], 1917-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833635 Thomas C. Kyle was attached to the General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, France during World War I. From the description of Thomas C. Kyle diary, 1919. (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 226987126 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Hartzell, Arthur E.

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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...