caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
edwards in 1917 1883 -- 1922 united states army 26th `` yankee '' division boston , massachusetts 14 february 1931 cleveland , ohio united states philippine d'honneur -lrb- france -rrb- croix de guerre -lrb- france -rrb- campaign order of leopold -lrb- belgium -rrb- medal world war i victory medal légion spanish-american war philippine-american war world war i 01 january 1859 arlington national cemetery major general file : general clarence ransom edwards in 1917.jpg clarence ransom edwards
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clarence ransom edwards

clarence ransom edwards -lrb- january 1 , 1859 -- february 14 , 1931 -rrb- was an american general , known as the first chief of the bureau of insular affairs , and commander of the 26th division in world war i.
