Papers. 1917-1919.

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Papers. 1917-1919.

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Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio farm draftee, in Headquarters, Co., 47th Infantry: draft papers, letters to him from mother, Mrs. Mary Van Sweringen Robison (Mrs. John T.) and from sister, Mrs. Alice Belle Robison Benson; orders, pay record book, and printed items. Was at Camp Gordon, Georgia, in A.E.F., and in occupied zone in Germany.

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Robison, Charles Ernest.

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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...