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Peyton Conway March

United States Army officer
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Dec. 27, 1864, Easton, Pa.
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April 13, 1955, Washington, D.C. (aged 90)

Peyton Conway March (born Dec. 27, 1864, Easton, Pa.—died April 13, 1955, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Army officer who, as chief of staff (1918—21), reorganized and streamlined the War Department, in order that the U.S. could make an important contribution to the Allied military effort. After graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., March served in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War as an artillery officer. During World War I, he was in charge of U.S. artillery forces in France and in May 1918 was named chief of staff, U.S. Army, with the rank of general. ...(100 of 132 words)

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