William S. Graves
William Sidney Graves | |
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William S. Graves, wearing the two stars of a major general, pictured here in 1918 | |
| Born | March 27, 1865 Mount Calm, Texas, Confederate States of America |
| Died | February 27, 1940 (aged 74) Shrewsbury, New Jersey, United States |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1889–1928 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 0-53 |
| Unit | Infantry Branch |
| Commands | Panama Canal Division Sixth Corps Area 1st Division 1st Brigade 8th Division American Expeditionary Force, Siberia |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Army 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 |
Major General William Sidney Graves (March 27, 1865 – February 27, 1940) was a United States Army officer who commanded American forces in Siberia during the Siberian Expedition, part of the Allied Intervention in Russia, towards the end of World War I.