James W. McAndrew
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James William McAndrew was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of major general, and was most notable for his service as chief of staff of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.
Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
From left to right: Major General Francis J. Kernan, Major General James W. McAndrew, General John J. Pershing, Major General James Harbord and Brigadier General Johnson Hagood in Tours, France, July 1918.
Major General James W. McAndrew (center) with Secretary of War Newton D. Baker (right), Major General Andre W. Brewster (left) and a group of German prisoners in September 1918.
General John J. Pershing (center) and members of his staff. Stood to Pershing's right is his chief of staff, Major General James W. McAndrew.
American Expeditionary Forces
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The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, comprised mostly of units from the U.S. Army. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing. It fought alongside French Army, British Army, Canadian Army, British Indian Army, New Zealand Army and Australian Army units against the Imperial German Army. A small number of AEF troops also fought alongside Italian Army units in 1918 against the Austro-Hungarian Army. The AEF helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive in the summer of 1918, and fought its major actions in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in the latter part of 1918.
American Expeditionary Forces Commander in Chief, General John J. Pershing in 1917.
Column of American troops passing Buckingham Palace, London, 1917.
Men of the 18th Machine Gun Battalion passing through St. Baussant in advance upon St. Mihiel, September 13, 1918.
AEF officer's identity card belonging to Edwin Hubble, 1918