Amos Fries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1873
Place of Birth: Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 30-Dec-1963
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About 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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