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Pershing to be U S Army chief of staff successor to March
The War Department announces Gen. John J. Pershing will become chief of staff on July 2 1921 succeeding Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March. Gen. James G. Harbord will be executive assistant. Maj. Gen. James McAndrew linked to posts, with details on the reorganization of the general staff and the plan to train the entire U S army including National Guard and organized reserves for national defense.
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Gen. Pershing
War Department
General ‘Staff
United States
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Peyton C. March
Gen. March
Harbord
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William M. Wright
Haan
Brig. Genservey
Dennis H. Nolan
Weeks
France
Pershing
Wagland
Italy
Navy
A. E
Marne
Washington
Crisia
Cen. -Herbord
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Tours
St. Mihiel
Argonne
James McAndrew
Chaumont
Wilson
Armenia
Secretary of War
John J. Pershing
James G. Harbord
War Department General Staff
Army of the
Regular Army
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Chief of Staff
Wan Department
March
General Staff College
George C. Earnhardt
Cavalry
Robert EH. Callan
Coast Artillery Corps
William J. Glasgow
William R. Smedberg, Jr
Ira C. Welborn
Infantry
William E. Welsh
John B. Woodward
John B. Bennet
Julian RH. Lindsey
John R. Proctor
James H. Bryson
Field Artillery
Albert, W. Foreman
Lorenzo D. Gasser
Frank Ce ‘Jewett
James Justice
Francis W. Clark
Raymond W. Briggs
Field Artilery
Archibald H. Sunderland
William P. Tennis
Maj
Asa L. Singleton