Английская Википедия:Augustus P. Blocksom
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Augustus Perry Blocksom (November 7, 1854 - July 26, 1931) was an American Army officer, who served as a general during World War I.[1]
Early life
Blocksom was born on November 7, 1854, in Zanesville, Ohio.[2] He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1877.[2][3]
Military career
Blocksom was commissioned as a second lieutenant of cavalry on June 15, 1877. He later received a brevet to first lieutenant for gallantry at Ash Creek, Arizona, on May 7, 1880. He served in campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona, which included patrolling the Arizona-New Mexico border,[3] and in the Sioux Campaign of 1890 and 1891.[2]
During the Spanish–American War, he was wounded in the attack on Battle of San Juan Hill and served from 1900 to 1902 in the Philippines.[2]
Blocksom, then a major, was charged with investigating the Brownsville raid of 1906 and stated that the enlisted soldiers there were uncooperative in his investigation.[4] Blocksom also reported that no positive identifications of the raiders had been made and that tensions in the community were high.[5]
He commanded a squadron of the Sixth Cavalry during the China Relief Expedition.[2]
He was promoted to major general on August 5, 1917. He was the commander of Camp Cody until April 18, 1918.[2][6]
He retired on November 7, 1918.[2]
Awards
Death and legacy
Blocksom retired to Miami, Florida, where he died on July 26, 1931.[2] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 7, Lot 8005.
References
- Bibliography
- ↑ Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. Шаблон:ISBN Шаблон:OCLC
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 2,8 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite book
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