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1407:McCarthy
1347:Hoffmann
1342:Callaway
1337:Froehlke
1209:Petersen
1189:Woodring
1169:MacNider
1164:D. Davis
1154:Williams
1144:Ingraham
1049:Woodring
1029:D. Davis
1014:Garrison
964:Endicott
899:J. Davis
859:Poinsett
809:Dearborn
753:the Army
347:See also
329:Aviation
1547:Rostker
1532:Shannon
1522:Ambrose
1517:LaBerge
1412:Wormuth
1397:Fanning
1372:Caldera
1312:Brucker
1307:Stevens
1174:Robbins
1149:Crowell
1099:Wolcott
1054:Stimson
1009:Stimson
994:W. Taft
969:Proctor
949:McCrary
939:A. Taft
934:Belknap
929:Rawlins
919:Stanton
879:Wilkins
869:Spencer
839:Barbour
834:Calhoun
799:McHenry
226:during
182:during
1582:Murphy
1577:Carson
1542:Walker
1537:Reeder
1507:Staudt
1502:BeLieu
1472:Milton
1462:Slezak
1432:Draper
1392:McHugh
1382:Harvey
1292:Royall
1239:Draper
1234:Royall
1221:of War
1204:McCloy
1179:Hurley
1134:Oliver
1129:Sanger
1109:Eckert
1094:Tucker
1089:Watson
1076:of War
1064:Royall
1039:Hurley
999:Wright
979:Lamont
974:Elkins
954:Ramsey
894:Conrad
824:Monroe
814:Eustis
804:Dexter
776:of War
763:of War
302:(1940)
1562:Geren
1527:Stone
1487:Resor
1477:Ailes
1402:Esper
1387:Geren
1377:White
1362:Stone
1357:Marsh
1332:Resor
1327:Ailes
1322:Vance
1317:Stahr
1184:Payne
1114:Grant
1084:Scott
1024:Weeks
1019:Baker
984:Alger
904:Floyd
884:Marcy
849:Eaton
325:Stat.
142:First
1567:Ford
1497:Beal
1437:Gray
1367:West
1302:Pace
1297:Gray
1104:Dana
1044:Dern
1034:Good
989:Root
909:Holt
864:Bell
854:Cass
789:Knox
751:and
98:The
92:Flag
1119:Doe
402:232
138:the
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565:.
555:.
549:.
510:.
497:.
378:^
741:e
734:t
727:v
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