Augustus Macomb [1]
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Image Source: The Charlotte Observer, 10/5/1918
Biographical Notes:
He replaced Col. L. W. V. Kennon as the commander of Camp Greene, according to a telegram dated 9/17/1918. He had served for 40 years in the regular army when he came to Camp Greene, participating in the Crow Indian campaign, the Northern Cheyenne and Indian campaigns in 1879, was in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, was in the Phillipines from 1901-1903 and took part in the campaign against Mexico in 1916.
Date of Birth:
10/17/1864
Military Branch:
Army
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Education Details:
West Point, 1872-1876
Family Details:
Spouse: Ella C. McKelden of Washington, married 3/10/1881
Children: Philip L. MaComb b. 1888 NE
Dependents:
Parents: Col. John Navarre and Ann Rodgers Macomb -
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First Name:
Augustus
Last Name:
Macomb
Middle Name:
Canfield
Military Details:
Camp Travis, TX; Ft. Russell, Laramie, WY 1910 census;
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Employer: retired living at 3415 Massachusetts Ave., DC 1930retired, Washington DC 1920 census
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Military Rank:
Colonel
Source:
The Charlotte Observer9/17/1918, p. 3; 10/5/1918, 1930 & 1920 census Dist. of Columbia, 1910 census WY, Who's Who in America on Ancestry.com; National Archives, Box 13
Military Unit:
Calvary
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