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There was a meat packer in Troy, NY, (near Albany, north of NYC), named Sam Wilson. He supplied meat to the US Military in WW one serving in Europe. He sent his meat with the initials U. S. on the crates and it came to stand for Uncle Sam.

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See Provided Link for further information but Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government that, according to legend, was named for Samuel Wilson, a meat purveyor to the United States army during the War of 1812.

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Uncle Sam is not a real person but a political figure for the United States.

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