Английская Википедия:Edwin Burr Babbitt

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Шаблон:Infobox military person Edwin Burr Babbitt (July 26, 1862 – December 9, 1939) was a major general in the United States Army.

Biography

Babbitt was born at Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York on July 26, 1862, to Lawrence Sprague Babbitt, a U.S. Army Colonel, and Francis P. "Fannie" (McDougall) Babbitt.[1] He was the grandson of Charles McDougall and nephew of Thomas Mower McDougall.[2]

Babbitt died on December 9, 1939, in Santa Barbara, California.[2] He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[3]

Career

Babbitt graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1884 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served as a brigade commander during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel during World War I. Awards he received include the Army Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services" in World War I; Officer, Legion d'Honour (France); Comendator, Order of the Sun of Peru (Peru) and Order of Abdon Calderón, First Class (Ecuador). The citation for his Army DSM reads:

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He retired from military service in 1924.

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  1. ↑ Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. p. 21 Шаблон:ISBN Шаблон:OCLC
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. p. 22 Шаблон:ISBN Шаблон:OCLC
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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