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Paul, Willard, LTG USA(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Worchester
Date of Passing Mar 21, 1966
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
The first troops arrived in August 1917. Almost thirteen thousand soldier arrived that December. On average, the troops spent one day to two weeks before being sent to Hoboken to board ships for the European battlefields. The Great Influenza Epidemic struck in March 1918 resulting in numerous fatalities. Camp Merritt was decommissioned in November 1919. The contract to dismantle its buildings and infrastructure was awarded in December 1919.
