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Major General John J. Pershing arrives in France in June 1917 to serve as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Major General John J. Pershing arrives in France in June 1917 to serve as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I. (Bettmann/Getty Images)