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Us Army Forces In The Middle EastUS Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME) was a unified United States Army command during World War II established in August, 1942 by order of General George Marshall. USAFIME was headquartered in Cairo—which simplified liason with its British conterpart,Middle East Command—and had command over all United States Army forces in North Africa and the Middle East, except the Army Air Forces Ferrying Command. It was comprised of: - Iran-Iraq Service Command, later renamed the Persian Gulf Service Command (PGSC); this was the successor to the original US Iranian Mission. It was originally commanded by Col. Don G. Shingler, who was replaced late in 1942 by Brig. Gen. Donald H. Connolly.
- The North African Mission
The first commander of the USAFIME was Maj. Gen. Russell L. Maxwell. He was replaced in November 1942 by Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews.
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