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Old Line Cavalry Officer To Become Commander Of Fifth Corps Army Area
Maj. Gen. Daniel Van Voorhis, a long serving cavalry officer born in Zanesville Ohio, will take command of the Fifth Corps Army area headquartered at St Thayes Columbus, moving from Ft Knox. He has served in the Philippines France Hawaii and across US posts and will lead Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia duties. He enlisted in 1899 rose through the ranks to major general and has been a pivotal figure in mechanized forces development.
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H. C. van Voorhis
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Indiana
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Washington and Jefferson College
Ohio Wesleyan
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