Amos Fries
Military Person
1873 – 1963
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Who was Amos Fries?
Amos Alfred Fries was a general in the United States Army and 1898 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Fries was the second chief of the army's Chemical Warfare Service, established during World War I. Fries served under John J. Pershing in the Philippines and oversaw the construction of the roads and bridges in Yellowstone National Park. He eventually became an important commander in World War I. After he retired from the Army in 1929, Fries wrote two anti-communist books. He died in 1963 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1873
Viroqua - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Dec 30, 1963
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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