Английская Википедия:Charles Higbee Bridges
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox military person Major General Charles Higbee Bridges (March 1, 1873 – September 11, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1928 to 1933.
Biography
Charles H. Bridges was born and raised in Illinois. He entered the United States Military Academy on 21 June 1893 and graduated as a Second Lieutenant in the 6th Infantry on 11 June 1897. He was transferred to the 22nd Infantry on 8 March 1898.
Bridges having fought at San Juan and the siege of Santiago in Cuba, then participated in the Philippine-American War, where he was the custodian for four months of the rebel leader Aguinaldo. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 2 March 1899 and to Captain in the 15th Infantry on 28 June 1902.
During First World War, he went to France as the Inspector General of the 2nd Division and later became its G-1 (Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel) until transferred as G-1 to the VI Army Corps in July 1918. For his service in the war he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor. The citation for his Army DSM reads:
In 1928, he became the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army. After 40 years of service he retired in 1933 as a Major General. He died in 1948 in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Sadie Marie (1879–1969).[1]
He was married to Sadie Marie Bridges (1879–1969).
Awards
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Indian Campaign Medal
- Spanish Campaign Medal
- Philippine Campaign Medal
- Mexican Border Service Medal
- Victory Medal
- Officer, Legion of Honor (France)
See also
References
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- ↑ Burial Detail: Bridges, Charles H – ANC Explorer
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