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as Assistant Chief of Staff, Director of Purchase, Storage and Traffic. He was relieved in 1920 on his own request and the War Department sent him to England to negotiate the settlement of outstanding claims between the two governments, resulting in the ″Burr-Niemeyer Agreement″ in November 1920.
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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary: "Foreign loans and authority for making same", Govt. Print. Office, 1921, page 157
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and graduated in 1888. He became an officer in the 1st artillery and later taught Military Science and Tactics at the
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in 1910. With the involvement in World War I, the Arsenal grew from 2500 to 13000 employees. In 1918, as part of the
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Burr died on 4 March 1923 while on duty as Assistant to the Chief of Ordnance in Washington, D.C.
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G. W. Burr received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service in
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in April 1899. He was involved in ammunition development at the
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Under the agreement, the United States had to pay 560.000
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel
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"George Washington Burr"

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