Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Born, Nice, France |
| 1898 | Graduated, Racine College, Racine, Wis. |
| 1898 | Enlisted as a private, Company M, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, in Spanish-American War |
| 1899 | B.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1901-1904 | Oversaw construction of Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System while stationed in Alaska |
| 1904 | Organized 1st Field Signal Company, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.; instructor in Signal School, Infantry and Cavalry School |
| 1906 | Served in army in San Francisco, Calif., after earthquake and in Cuba |
| 1908 | Graduated with distinction, Army School of the Line |
| 1909 | Graduated, Army Staff College |
| 1909-1911 | Served in Philippines |
| 1913-1916 | Duty on General Staff |
| 1917-1918 | Commander, air force, American Expeditionary Forces, with rank of brigadier-general, World War I |
| 1919-1925 | Director, Military Aeronautics in United States Air Service |
| 1925 | Court-martialed |
| 1926 | Resigned commission in United States Army |
| 1926-1936 | Retired to his farm near Middleburg, Va., where he engaged in stock raising and writing books and articles |
| 1936 | Died; buried in Milwaukee, Wis. |