Английская Википедия:Charles Justin Bailey
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox military person Charles Justin Bailey (June 21, 1859 – September 21, 1946) was a major general in the United States Army who commanded the 81st Infantry Division during World War I.[1]
Early life and education
Bailey was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1859.[1] He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1880. The same year, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st Artillery Regiment.Шаблон:Sfn
Career
U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps
Bailey specialized in coastal artillery, and his earliest assignments included postings to: Fort Adams, Rhode Island; Fort Canby, Washington; the Presidio of San Francisco; Alcatraz Citadel, California; and Fort Mason.Шаблон:Sfn He was a student at the Fort Monroe, Virginia Artillery School in 1888, after which he was promoted to first lieutenant.Шаблон:Sfn
In the 1890s, Bailey's assignments included: the staff of the 1st Artillery at Fort Hamilton, New York; the staff of the Artillery District of New Orleans at Jackson Barracks; and professor of Military Science at the University of Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn In 1898 he received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from UVM.[2]
Spanish–American War
During the Spanish–American War, Bailey served at Fort San Jacinto, Texas, as commander of Battery G, 1st Artillery Regiment, and then at Fort Preble, Maine, where he commanded a battery of the 7th Artillery Regiment. He was promoted to captain in 1899.Шаблон:Sfn
After the war, Bailey serve at Sandy Hook Proving Ground until 1902.Шаблон:Sfn From 1902 to 1904 he was stationed at Fort Totten, New York and assigned to disburse funds on programs for acquiring and employing mines for defense U.S. harbors, as well as serving on a board that conducted experiments with using torpedoes for coastal defense.Шаблон:Sfn In 1905 he was promoted to major and assigned as commander of the Artillery District of New Orleans at Jackson Barracks. He subsequently served on the General Staff at the War Department and as Secretary of the Army War College.Шаблон:Sfn From 1908 to 1911, he was senior assistant to the Chief of Coast Artillery.Шаблон:Sfn He was promoted to colonel in 1911 and brigadier general in 1913.Шаблон:Sfn
From 1911 to 1913, Bailey commanded the 1st Provisional Coast Artillery Regiment at Fort Crockett, Texas.Шаблон:Sfn In 1913 he was assigned to command the coast defenses of Puget Sound, Washington, after which he returned to Fort Totten as commander of the North Atlantic Coast Artillery District.Шаблон:Sfn From 1914 to 1917 he commanded the coastal defenses of Manila and Subic Bays in the Philippines.Шаблон:Sfn
World War I
On August 5, 1917, Bailey was promoted to major general in the National Army and assigned to command the Philippine Department.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1918, he was assigned as commander of the 81st Division, which he commanded in France from 1918 to 1919.Шаблон:Sfn
Post-World War I
In 1919, Bailey was selected to command the Middle Atlantic Coast Artillery District at Fort Totten, and returned to his permanent rank of brigadier general.Шаблон:Sfn He assumed command of Department of the East at Governors Island, New York on October 13, 1919.
He then commanded the 7th Division at Fort Meade, Maryland.Шаблон:Sfn He was again promoted to major general, and commanded the Third Corps area at Fort Howard, Maryland, until retiring in 1922.Шаблон:Sfn
Awards and decorations
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of Leopold (Belgium), the Croix de Guerre with palm, and was an officer of the Legion of Honor.Шаблон:Sfn
Personal life
In 1885, Bailey married Mary M. Dodge.Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of two daughters, Omira and Merry.Шаблон:Sfn Omira Bailey was the wife of Army Colonel Alexander Wheeler Chilton, and Merry was the wife of Army Colonel Charles Lewis Gandy.Шаблон:Sfn
Bailey's first wife died in 1923. In 1924, he married Elizabeth Hegeman Bailey.[3][4]
Death and burial
Bailey suffered a hip fracture in a fall in July 1945 and never fully recovered. He died on September 21, 1946, at his home in Jamestown, New York.[1] Bailey was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, New York.
References
Sources
Internet
Books
Further reading
- Jonathan Dembo, ed., A Life of Duty: The Autobiography of George Willcox McIver, 1858-1947 (2006), n. 148. Searchable at Amazon listing.
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