Philip Sidney Van Cise papers, 1917-1919.

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Philip Sidney Van Cise papers, 1917-1919.

Letters, clippings, and miscellanea, relating to activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.

1 ms. box.

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 81st

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The U.S. Army 81st Infantry Division (the "Wildcats") were constituted, 5 Aug. 1917, as Headquarters, 81st Division; organized, 25 Aug. 1917, at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. Demobilized, 11 June 1919, at Hoboken, New Jersey. Reconstituted, 24 June 1921, in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters, 81st Division. Organized, 23 Sept. 1921, at Knoxville, Tennessee. Redesignated, 13 Feb. 1942, as Division Headquarters, 81st Division. Ordered into active military service, 15 June 1942, and reorganized...

Van Cise, Philip S. (Philip Sidney), 1884-

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District Attorney 1921-1925 in Denver, Colo. During his term he fought the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, prostitution and public graft. From the description of Papers, 1924. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 14409364 Lieutenant colonel, United States Army; assistant chief of staff for intelligence, 81st Division, 1917-1919. From the description of Philip Sidney Van Cise papers, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868186 ...

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...