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United States Army to Stage Military Show Here June 21
The United States Military Exposition and Tournament will unfold June 21 to 29 at Soldier Field and Grant Park in Chicago. Major General Frank Parker directs a nationwide display featuring infantry cavalry tanks air service and more from Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin garrisons. Proceeds benefit the Army Relief Society with support from civic groups and notable sponsors.
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Chicago
United States
Soldier Field
Grant Park
Frank Parker
Sixth Corps
United States Army
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Fort Sheridan
Fort Wayne
Selfridge Field
Chanute Field
Scottield
Jefferson Barracks
Fourteenth Cavalry
Sixty-first Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
National Guard
C. H. Conrad, Jr
Ft. Sheridan
Chateau-Thierry
Army Relief Society
American Legion, Reserve Officers Association
Chicago Association of Commerce and Business and
Samuel Insull
Ira Nelson Morris
Col
Robert Isham Randolph
James Simpson
Eugene M. Stevens