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Pershing Guest of Honor of Baltic Club. Washington, D.C., June 1. General John J. Pershing was Guest of Honor tonight at the annual dinner of the Baltic Club, which is comprised of members of the A.E.F. who served overseas with the famous General during the World War. Left to right : Maj. General James G. Harbord, Toastmaster, who was Pershing's Chief of Staff in France; General Pershing; and Maj. General Merritte Ireland, who was Asst. Surgeon General was responsible for the health of the troops in France during the World War

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The Army arrives. Officers of the United States Army arriving at the White House for the annual New Year's Reception. In the lead, General Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff and Major General Briant H. Wells, Deputy Chief of Staff

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Citation winners. General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, is shown interviewing Edwin Curtiss Tracy (left), citation winner and Stanley Crawford certificate winner, both employed by the RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, New Jersey following a luncheon tendered by Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), to the honor group

Citation winners. General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, U.S. Arm...

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Vice President Curtis receives peace pipe from Chief Red Tomahawk, slayer of Sitting Bull. Chief Red Tomahawk, leader of the Sioux Nation and credited with having killed Sitting Bull, presented Vice President Curtis with a peace pipe at the United States Capitol today. Chief Red Tomahawk, who is 80 years old, is in the National Capital repaying the visit of Chief of Staff Charles P. Summerall, who last year was a guest of the Chief in his Western home

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO ATLANTAN. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 7. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PRESENTED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO CAPT. SAMUEL I. PARKER, OF THE INFANTRY RESERVE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE MEDAL WAS PRESENTED FOR 'EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION' DURING THE WORLD WAR. MEMBERS OF CAPT. PARKER'S FAMILY AND MAJ. GEN. MALIN H.CRAIG, U.S. CHIEF OF STAFF, WITNESSED THE PRESENTATION. IN THE PHOTO L TO R: MRS. SAMUEL I. PARKER, MISS PARKER, DAUGHTER; CAPT.SAMUEL I. PARKER; SAM PARKER, JR.; PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; JUDGE PARKER, A BROTHER; REP. MALCOM TARVER OF GEORGIA; AND MAJ. GEN. MALIN H. CRAIG

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Chief of Staff accepts medals for awards to outstanding C.M.T.C. students. Washington, D.C., June 14. U.S. Chief of staff Malin Craig today received from the Veterans of Foreign Wars 46 medals which will be awarded in 1938 to the outstanding basic students of the citizens' millitary training camps throughout the country. In the photograph, left to right: Lieut. Col. Harry Coope, USA retired; Chairman of the Veterans of Foriegn Wars; maj. General Malin Craig and lieut. Charles Weickhardt, U.S.N. retired, 6/14/38

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Army leaders questioned by House Military Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Brig. General George P. Tyner, left, Assistant Chief of Staff, today told the House Military Affairs Committee that the U.S. Should 'not send its soldiers in the field with antiquated weapons'. He said the $110,000,000 recommended for critical items by President Roosevelt would be only sufficient to equip the present regular Army and National Guard. Maj. General C.M. Weston, Chief of Ordinance, and Maj. General R.M. Beck, right, Assistant U.S. Chief of Staff, also appeared before the committee, 1/24/39

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[Pershing Guest of Honor of Baltic Club. Washington, D.C., June 1. General John J. Pershing was Guest of Honor tonight at the annual dinner of the Baltic Club, which is comprised of members of the A.E.F. who served overseas with the famous General during the World War. Left to right: Maj. General James G. Harbord, Toastmaster, who was Pershing's Chief of Staff in France; General Pershing; and Maj. General Merritte Ireland, who was Asst. Surgeon General was responsible for the health of the troops in France during the World War]

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Discuss sale of helium to Germany. Washington, D.C., May 11. Germany's request to buy a large quantity of helium for German- owned commercial airships was discussed by President Roosevelt and the U.S. Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Solicitor General, and the Secretary of Interior. Shown leaving the conference are, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of Naval operations; Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson, and Maj. General Malin Craig, chief of staff

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War Secretary welcomes Brazil's Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., June 22. Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring warmly greets General Pedro Aurelio Goes Monteiro, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army, as they met today at the War Department

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Hull bids goodbye to Brazilian Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., June 22. Secretary of State Cordell Hull bids goodbye to General Pedro Aurelia Goes Monteiro, Brazilian Chief of Staff, as both leave the White House today after a luncheon given in honor of the Brazilian general by President Roosevelt

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ROOSEVELT SIGNS PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH PROCLAMATION. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SIGNS THE PROCLAMATION TERMINATING THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ESTABLISHING THE COMMONWEALTH UNDER A CONSTITUTIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO WISHED THE PHILIPPINO PEOPLE GOOD LUCK. FROM THE LEFT: SECRETARY CORDELL HULL, GEN. MALIN CRAIG, CHIEF OF STAFF, AND ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR HARRY WOODRING. SECRETARY GEORGE DERN IS IN THE PHILIPPINES AT THIS TIME

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Cuba's Dictator greeted upon arrival. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Sumner Wells, The Undersecretary of State, shown shaking hands with Col. Fulgencio Batista as General Malin Craig, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army looks on, 11/10/38

Cuba's Dictator greeted upon arrival. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Sumne...

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SCOTT, HUGH L. MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEAVING WHITE HOUSE

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Wash. D.C. Not enough millionaires. L.H. Parker, Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Tax Com. on the stand Tuesday before the Senate Finance Com. where he said there weren't enough million dollar incomes in the U.S. to make a negligible increase in the revenue as proposed by the Roosevelt tax proposal. 7/30/35

Wash. D.C. Not enough millionaires. L.H. Parker, Chief of Staff of the...

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Pershing presents medals to outstanding CMTC trainees. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. The John J. Pershing Medal for distinguished attainment in military education was presented to the outstanding trainees of the Citizens' Military Training Camps of 1937 by General Pershing today at the War Department. Left to right: General Pershing; Mark S. Curtis, Mare Island, California; and U.S. Chief of Staff, Malin Craig, 12/9/37

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U.S. Flyers win Mackay Award. Washington, D.C., May 8. Nine officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Air Corps were today presented with the Mackay trophy for 1936 as a reward for the heroic flight under unfavorable weather conditions from Langley Field, Virginia, to Allecan, Mich., last August. The trophy, which is awarded annually for the most meritorious air plane flight of the year, was presented to the flyers at Bolling Field, D.C., by Maj. General Malin Craig, U.S. Chief of Staff. In the photograph, left to right: Sergt. Frank B. Connor; Capt. Richard D. Nugent; Lieut. Edwin G. Simenson; Charles F. Horner, President of the National Aeronautic Association; Maj. General Malin Craig; Lieut. Burton W. Armstrong; Lieut. Herbert Morgan, Jr.; and Lieut. William P. Ragsdale, 5/8/1937

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Service chiefs review army day parade. Washington, D.C., April 6. Maj. General Malin Craig, U.S. Chief of Staff, greets Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, just before both reviewed with President Roosevelt today's Army Day Parade in the Capitol, 4/6/38

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Batista sees the Capitol for the first time. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban Army Sergeant who has risen to the heights of a Caribbean Dictator, arrived in Washington today. This is the first time the Cuban Dictator has set foot outside his native land in thirty seven years, General Malin Craig, the Chief of Staff is shown with him as they pass the Capitol, 11/10/38

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Discuss plans for mobilizing 2,000,000 men. Washington, D.C., March 28. Plans for the most intensive recruiting campaign in American history, to be followed by enactment of a selective service law which would provide a military force of 2,000,000 men within four months, were expected to be perfected at a selective service conference, which opened today at the Army Medical Center today. In the spotlight at the meeting were, left to right: Maj. General Albert H. Blanding, Chief, US. National Guard Bureau; Rear Admiral Aldolphus Andrews, Chief Bureau of Navigation, US. Navy; Maj. General Thomas Holcomb, commandant of US. Marine Corps.; and Brig. General L.D. Gasser, Asst. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 32838

Discuss plans for mobilizing 2,000,000 men. Washington, D.C., March 28...

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Taxes, Washington, D.C. Oct. 5. Lovell H. Parker, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, heads the corps of experts now going over the entire tax structure so that a comprehensive picture may be ready for the next Congress when it meets this coming January

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Army heads discuss plans with Military Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, U.S.A., Representative Andrew J. May, Chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, and Secretary of War Harry Woodring looking over plans for a future Army Building Program. The Army heads were called before the committee to discuss in executive session the plans for the president's $552,000,000 armaments program, 1/17/39

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Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Washington, D.C., March 22. Secretary surrounded the meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Executive session today at which Brig. General George C. Marshall, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rear Ad. William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Undersecretary of the State Sumner Welles, were heard. Later they made a statement in support of an administration measure to aid Latin American Republics in developing their military establishments. Left to right: Marshall, Leahy, Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of Committee, and Welles, 3-22-39

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Senate Committee questions Morgenthau and Woodring. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Secretary of War Harry Woodring appeared before the Senate Military Affairs Committee in a secret session today to discuss the presence of a French Air Ministry Representative aboard a plane that recently crashed on the Pacific Coast. In the photograph, left to right, seated: Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Secretary Morgenthau, Senator Morris Sheppard, Chairman, and Senator M.M. Logan. Standing, left to right: Senator Chandler Gurney, Senator Rufus C. Holman, Senator Champ Clark, U.S. Chief of Staff Malin Craig, Secretary of War Woodring, Senator Gerald P. Nye, and Senator Sheridan Downey, 01-27-39

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SCOTT, HUGH L., MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEFT

SCOTT, HUGH L., MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEFT

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General G...

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PRESIDENT GREETS STRATO FLYERS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREETS THE ARMY FLIERS WHO PILOTED THE STRATO BALLOON TO A NEW ALTITUDE RECORD OF 74,000 FEET IN SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE U.S. AIR CORP-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FLIGHT. FROM THE LEFT: CAPT. ALBERT STEVENS; GEN. MALIN CRAIG, CHIEF OF STAFF; MAJ. GEN. OSCAR WESTOVER, ACTING CHIEF OF THE AIR CORPS; AND CAPT. ORVAL ANDERSON. CAPTAINS STEVENS AND ANDERSON, WHO MADE THE FLIGHT, PREDICT THAT THE EVENTUAL CEILING IS ABOUT 80,000 FEET, AND SAID THAT ANOTHER 1,000 FEET MIGHT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR RECORD BY USING HYDROGEN

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Army demonstration of new telephone and teletype systems. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Utilizing two recent developments in electrical communication. the Army today demonstrated its ability to communicate instantaneously between its Washington Headquarters and its various units in different parts of the country. the test consisted of a long distance telephone conference call over circuits normally employed for commercial telephone service. The hookup interconnected general staff officers in Washington with commanders of the Nine-Corp areas in their respective headquarters at New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Columbus, Omaha, San Antonio, and San Francisco. Left to right: Col. Robert Eichelberger, Sec. To the General Staff; Chief of Staff General Malin Craig; and the Chief Signal Officer General J.O. Mauborgne, 2/25/38

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U.S. - Cuba military leaders. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. No doubt armies were discussed when this picture was made today. Maj. General Malin Craig, U.S. Chief of Staff, and Col. Fulgencio Batista, Cuba's Dictator, as they chatted informally at Arlington while waiting for the arrival of President Roosevelt for the Armistice Day ceremonies there, 11/11/38

U.S. - Cuba military leaders. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. No doubt armi...

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Receives Pershing medal. Washington, D.C., Feb. 16. Outstanding trainees of the Citizens' Military training camps of 1938 arrived in Washington today to receive the General John J. Pershing Medal for distinguished attainment in Military Education. Chief of Staff Malin Craig is pictured pinning one of the medals on Harry R. Gillett of St. Joseph, Mo., General Craig's home town, 2-16-39

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Army and Corps area Commanders meet with Woodring and Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. A conference held yesterday at the War Department between Army and Corps area commanders and the Secretary of War and Chief of Staff was held to plan intensive training of the army for the next six months. Left to right: Brig. General Lorenzo D. Gasser; Maj. General Daniel Van Voorhis, Commanding General of the 5th Corps. area; Maj. General Percy P. Bishop, Commanding General, 7th Corps. area; Maj. General Herbert J. Brees, Commanding General, 8th Corps area; Lieut. General Stanley D. Embick, Commanding General, 3rd Army and Fourth Corps area; Lieut. General Hugh A. Drum, Commanding General, First Army and Second Corps. area; Major General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff; Harry Woodring, Secretary of War, Lieut. General Stanley H. Ford, Commanding General, 2nd Army and Sixth Corps area on or about Dec. 1 with the rank of Lieutenant General; Maj. General James K. Parsons, Commanding General, 3rd Corps area; Maj. General James A. Woodruff, Commanding General, 1st Corps area; Brig. General George P. Tyner, Assistant Chief of Staff. Note: Brig. General Gasser who is first in this photo is Acting Chief of Staff

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General Craig in new dress uniform. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. Resplendently attired in his new midnight blue and gold dress uniform, General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, last night inaugurated his attire at the President's Reception. The new dress uniform pictured is the only self designed uniform permitted in the Army

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... with Chief of Staff. Corps Area Commanders and Division Commanders of the United States Army met with the Chief of Staff Maj. General Charles P. Summerall, at the War Department in Washington today to discuss subjects of current interest to the military establishment. In the group, left to right: (front row) Maj. General Douglas MacArthur, 3rd Corps Area Commander; Maj. General William Lassiter, Commanding 6th Corps Area; Maj. General James H. McRae, Commanding second Corps Area; Maj. General Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff; Maj. General John L. Hines, Commanding 9th Corps Area; Maj. General Ernest Hinds, Commanding 8th Corps Area; Maj. General Fox L. Connor, Commanding 1st Corps Area; Maj. General Hanson E. Ely, Commandant of the War College, back row, left to right: Maj. General Harry A Smith, assistant Chief of Staff; Maj. General Dennis E. Nolan, Commanding 5th Corps Area; Brig. General Edwin B... 1st Cavalry Division; ...

... with Chief of Staff. Corps Area Commanders and Division Commanders...

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Cheney award to U.S. Air Corps heroes. Washington, D.C., May 8. For their heroic work in rescuing a crew from a burning balloon which took off from Fort Sill, Okla., last July, Maj. Frederick D. Lynch and staff Sergt. Joseph L. Murray, both of the U.S. Army Air Corps, were today presented with the Cheney Award for 1936. U.S. Chief of staff Malin Craig made the presentation to the men at Bolling Field today. left to right: General Malin Craig, Maj. Frederick D. Lynch, and staff Sergt. Joseph L. Murray, 5/8/1937

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The Dictator from Cuba arrives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Col. Fulgencio Batista, Cuba's Dictator, arrived in Washington today, he was met at the Union Station by General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, who invited the Colonel to the Capitol, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, as well as a hundred Cubans who bowed to the Colonel as he passed thru Union Station, left to right. Sumner Wells, Batista, Craig, and the Ambassador from Cuba Dr. Pedro Fraga, 11/10/38

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PRESIDENT REVIEWS ARMY DAY PARADE. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 6. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WITH SECRETARY OF WAR HARRY H. WOODRING (RIGHT) AND GENERAL MALIN H. CRAIG, U.S. CHIEF OF STAFF; REVIEWING THE ARMY DAY PARADE IN THE CAPITAL IN OBSERVANCE OF THE TWENTIETH TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA'S ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD WAR. EVERYBODY WAS IN 'SALUTE' IN THIS PICTURE BUT THE SECRETARY OF WAR

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New and retiring tax experts. Washington, D.C., June 10. Lovell H. Parker, (left) Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation who resigned today, is pictured with is successor C.F. Stam. Stam has served the Committee since 1927, and, recently as counsel. Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee, in announcing Parker's resignation, praised him as "one of the greatest tax experts in America," 6/10/38

New and retiring tax experts. Washington, D.C., June 10. Lovell H. Par...

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Secretary of War and U.S. Chief of Staff observe Army Day in Washington. The Secretary of War James W. Good and General Charles P. Summerall, U.S. Chief of Staff; led the National Capital in observing Army Day today April 6. They both spoke to a large gathering on the north front of the War Department

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Tax expert resigns. Washington, D.C., June 11. Senator Pat Harrison (left) bids goodbye to Lovell H. Parker, who has resigned as Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation to enter private law practice. Senator Harrison, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, termed Parker "the best informed tax authority in the United States," 6/11/38

Tax expert resigns. Washington, D.C., June 11. Senator Pat Harrison (l...

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SCOTT, HUGH L. MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEAVING WHITE HOUSE

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General G...

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United States rifle champion receives medal from Assistant Secretary of War. The Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Patrick J. Hurley, who is also president of the National Rifle Association, pinning on Sergeant Jens. B. Jenson, Troop "A", 7th Calvary, the medal for the National Individual Rifle Match which he recently won at the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Charles P. Summerall, is shown on right. Sgt. Jensen was also presented with the Daniel Boone Trophy

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Taxes, Washington, D.C. Oct. 5. Lovell H. Parker, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, heads the corps of experts now going over the entire tax structure so that a comprehensive picture may be ready for the next Congress when it meets this coming January

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G.A.R. Commander-in-chief Ruhe and Staff, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. Photo shows, left to right James W. Willett of Tama, La. Judge advocate general; Oley Nelson of Slater, Ia. retired commander-in-chief C.H. William Ruhe of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania; Thomas Ambrose of Chicago, Ill., Junior Vice Commander; John M. Kline of Wash. D.C.; George H. Pounder of Ft. Atkinson, Wis. Chief of Staff; and Robert M. Rownd of Ripley, N.Y. Inspector General

G.A.R. Commander-in-chief Ruhe and Staff, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. P...

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General Craig in new dress uniform. Washington, D.C., Feb. 25. General Malin Craig, Army Chief of Staff, last night appeared at the White House reception for Army and Navy officials attired in his new midnight blue and gold dress uniform. The uniform, the only self designed one permitted in the Army, has as part of this resplendency, a lemon yellow sash; however, last night General Craig was forced to appear without it, the sash being delayed in arriving, 2/25/38

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In spotlight at National Aviation Forum. Washington, D.C., May 27. General George C. Marshall, center, U.S. Chief of Staff, today told the National Aviation Forum that more than emotion will be required [to] produce 50,000 warplanes a year. He said that World War aviation experience indicates the need for careful, calm, and coordinated planning. He is shown with Thomas Morgan, left, President of the Sperry Gyroscope Corp., and Thomas Beck, President of the Crowell Publishing Co., and Chairman of the Forum

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Vice President Curtis receives peace pipe from Chief Red Tomahawk, slayer of Sitting Bull. Chief Red Tomahawk, leader of the Sioux Nation and credited with having killed Sitting Bull, presented Vice President Curtis with a peace pipe at the United States Capitol today. Chief Red Tomahawk, who is 80 years old, is in the National Capital repaying the visit of Chief of Staff Charles P. Summerall, who last year was a guest of the Chief in his Western home

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Service chiefs review army day parade. Washington, D.C., April 6. Maj. General Malin Craig, U.S. Chief of Staff, greets Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, just before both reviewed with President Roosevelt today's Army Day Parade in the Capitol, 4638

Service chiefs review army day parade. Washington, D.C., April 6. Maj....

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Prominent group at Jewish congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Three officials of the Army and Navy Union who are attending the American Jewish Congress here at the Willard Hotel. This group was responsible for the first bill brought up in the special session of Congress making it unlawful "to teach or advocate principles of government based on discrimination against individuals of any particular race or religious creed." (Left to right) John J. [...] of the Americanization Committee, Ben W. [...], Chief of Staff.

Prominent group at Jewish congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Three o...

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Promoted. Washington, D.C., June 10. C.F. Stam has been named Chief of Staff of the Joint Congressional Committee [...] Internal Revenue Taxation to succeed Lovell H. [...]rker, who has resigned to enter private practice. [...]rving with the committee since 1927; Stam has been [...] councel until the promotion, 6/10/38

Promoted. Washington, D.C., June 10. C.F. Stam has been named Chief of...

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Army leaders questioned by House Military Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. Brig. General George P. Tyner, left, Assistant Chief of Staff, today told the House Military Affairs Committee that the U.S. Should 'not send its soldiers in the field with antiquated weapons'. He said the $110,000,000 recommended for critical items by President Roosevelt would be only sufficient to equip the present regular Army and National Guard. Maj. General C.M. Weston, Chief of Ordinance, and Maj. General R.M. Beck, right, Assistant U.S. Chief of Staff, also appeared before the committee, 12439

Army leaders questioned by House Military Affairs Committee. Washingto...

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Solons inspect new Army Bomber. Washington, D.C. March 10. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee with U.S. Chief of staff General Mailin Craig inspecting the new 4-Engine Boeing Bomber which arrived at Bolling Field today. This ship is first of 13 which will be delivered to the Army Air Corps in the newer future. In the photograph, left to right, can't be seen: Rep. Andrew Edmiston, West Virginia; Rep. Charles I. Faddis, Pennsylvania; Capt. C.E. O'Connor, pilot of the ship; Rep. Andrew J. May, Kentucky; Maj. General Malin H. Craig

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Bullets interest Cuban Dictator. Washington, D.C., Nov. 12. Shown through the World War Museum at Arlington amphitheater today, Col. Fulgencio Batista, right, Cuban Dictator, seemed particularly interested in the manu types of bullets as explained by the U.S. Chief of Staff Malin Craig, 11/12/38

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Secretary of War and U.S. Chief of Staff observe Army Day in Washington. The Secretary of War James W. Good and General Charles P. Summerall, U.S. Chief of Staff; led the National Capital in observing Army Day today April 6. They both spoke to a large gathering on the north front of the War Department

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Discuss sale of helium to Germany. Washington, D.C., May 11. Germany's request to buy a large quantity of helium for German- owned commercial airships was discussed by President Roosevelt and the U.S. Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Solicitor General, and the Secretary of Interior. Shown leaving the conference are, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of Naval operations; Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson, and Maj. General Malin Craig, chief of staff

Discuss sale of helium to Germany. Washington, D.C., May 11. Germany's...

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Chief of Staff accepts medals for awards to outstanding C.M.T.C. students. Washington, D.C., June 14. U.S. Chief of staff Malin Craig today received from the Veterans of Foreign Wars 46 medals which will be awarded in 1938 to the outstanding basic students of the citizens' millitary training camps throughout the country. In the photograph, left to right: Lieut. Col. Harry Coope, USA retired; Chairman of the Veterans of Foriegn Wars; maj. General Malin Craig and lieut. Charles Weickhardt, U.S.N. retired, 61438

Chief of Staff accepts medals for awards to outstanding C.M.T.C. stude...

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Discuss sale of helium to Germany with President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 11. U.S. Chief of Staff Malin Craig, (left) and Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of Naval operations, leaving the White House today after a discussion with President Roosevelt and other high government officials regarding the request of Germany to buy helium from the United States for use in German-owned commercial airships, 5/11/38

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U.S. Chief of Staff first witness before House Appropriations Subcommittee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 27. General George C. Marshall, left, Army Chief of Staff, as he appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee today in support of President Roosevelt's request for $271,999,523 to finance national defense deficiencies. He is shown with Rep. Edward T. Taylor, Colo., Chairman of the Committee

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General G...

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Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General George Catlett Marshall, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be U.S. Chief of Staff to succeed General Malin when he retires on August 31, General Marshall, who is now Deputy Chief of Staff, will be elevated to the rank of General when he assumes the new post

Named U.S. Chief of Staff. Washington, D.C., April 24. Brig. General G...

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Discuss plans for mobilizing 2,000,000 men. Washington, D.C., March 28. Plans for the most intensive recruiting campaign in American history, to be followed by enactment of a selective service law which would provide a military force of 2,000,000 men within four months, were expected to be perfected at a selective service conference, which opened today at the Army Medical Center today. In the spotlight at the meeting were, left to right: Maj. General Albert H. Blanding, Chief, US. National Guard Bureau; Rear Admiral Aldolphus Andrews, Chief Bureau of Navigation, US. Navy; Maj. General Thomas Holcomb, commandant of US. Marine Corps.; and Brig. General L.D. Gasser, Asst. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 3/28/38

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G.A.R. Commander-in-chief Ruhe and Staff, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. Photo shows, left to right James W. Willett of Tama, La. Judge advocate general; Oley Nelson of Slater, Ia. retired commander-in-chief C.H. William Ruhe of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania; Thomas Ambrose of Chicago, Ill., Junior Vice Commander; John M. Kline of Wash. D.C.; George H. Pounder of Ft. Atkinson, Wis. Chief of Staff; and Robert M. Rownd of Ripley, N.Y. Inspector General

G.A.R. Commander-in-chief Ruhe and Staff, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24. P...

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[...] with Chief of Staff. Corps Area Commanders and Division Commanders of the United States Army met with the Chief of Staff Maj. General Charles P. Summerall, at the War Department in Washington today to discuss subjects of current interest to the military establishment. In the group, left to right: (front row) Maj. General Douglas MacArthur, 3rd Corps Area Commander; Maj. General William Lassiter, Commanding 6th Corps Area; Maj. General James H. McRae, Commanding second Corps Area; Maj. General Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff; Maj. General John L. Hines, Commanding 9th Corps Area; Maj. General Ernest Hinds, Commanding 8th Corps Area; Maj. General Fox L. Connor, Commanding 1st Corps Area; Maj. General Hanson E. Ely, Commandant of the War College, back row, left to right: Maj. General Harry A Smith, assistant Chief of Staff; Maj. General Dennis E. Nolan, Commanding 5th Corps Area; Brig. General Edwin B[...] 1st Cavalry Division; [...]

[...] with Chief of Staff. Corps Area Commanders and Division Commande...

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SCOTT, HUGH L., MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEFT

SCOTT, HUGH L., MAJOR GENERAL, U.S.A., CHIEF OF STAFF. LEFT

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