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Secret ar of War Dern shaped a first class army
George Henry Dern who died today left Utah's governor chair to become secretary of war. He pressed for a modernized army with 165000 men, pushed flood control projects including Bonneville dam and Fort Peck, and expanded CCC camps while guiding air corps reforms and corruption investigations. He later served as Roosevelt’s rep in the Philippines inauguration and had a background in mining and politics in Utah.
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Washington
George Henry Derm
Utah
Roosevelt
Dern
War Department
Bonneville
Columbia River
Fort Feck
Mont
CCC
Ing Army
Benjamin Foulois
Army
Air Corps Becaus
Foulois
Army Air Corps
Faiemail
Baker
Air Corps
Roose
Commonwealth Government of the
Philippines
Manila
Hawaii
Japan
China
Guam
New York
Franklin DB. Roosevel
Colorado tiver-Boulder Dam
Dodge County
Nebraska
John and
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