William S. Graves
| William Sidney Graves | |
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Graves in 1918
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| Born |
March 27, 1865 Mount Calm, Texas |
| Died | February 27, 1940 (aged 74) Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
| Place of Burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1889–1928 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
 1st Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division
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| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Philippine Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Order of Wen-Hu Order of the Crown of Italy Czechoslovak War Cross |
| Other work | Author |
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I
Russian Civil War
Major General William Sidney Graves (27 March 1865 – 27 February 1940) was a United States Army Major General. He commanded American forces in Siberia during the Siberian Expedition, part of the Allied Intervention in Russia.
He was born on 27 March 1865 in Mount Calm, Texas to the Reverend Andrew Carrol, a Southern Baptist minister and Evelyn Bennett. Graves attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated on 12 June 1889.
Graves married Katherine Pauline "Kate" Boyd, daughter of William Lang and Augusta Josephine (née Merriam) Boyd, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on 9 February 1891. Katherine was the niece of his commanding officer, Henry C. Merriam.
He served in the Spanish–American War in the Philippines until 1902. He fought at the Battle of Caloocan as a company commander during the insurrection. He was the assistant chief of the Army General Staff.
In 1918, he was given command of the 8th Infantry Division and sent to Siberia under direct orders from President Woodrow Wilson. He landed on September 1, 1918. His orders were to remain strictly apolitical amidst a politically turbulent situation, as a result, he found himself constantly at odds with his Allied peers, the State Department, and various Russian groups.
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