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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1879

Vol. III
p310
2765

(Born Ct.)

William Wesleyº Gibson

(Ap'd Ct.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1875, to June 13, 1879, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, June 13, 1879.

Transferred to 3d Artillery, July 11, 1879.

Served: in garrison at Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y., Sep. 29, 1879, to Nov. 23, 1881, — Ft. Barrancas, Fla., to Apr. 10, 1882, — and Artillery School for Practice, Ft. Monroe, Va., to July 13, 1883; on leave of absence, to Aug. 27, 1883; at the Military Academy as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 28, 1883, to Aug. 28, 1887, — and as Assistant Instructor

(First Lieut., Ordnance, Jan. 10, 1887)

of Ordnance and Gunnery, Aug. 28, 1885, to Sep. 11, 1886; on Foundry duty at the Midvale Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa., to Oct. 17, 1888; and as Assistant Instructor to the Ordnance Board at New York city, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p307
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Served: At the U. S. Proving Ground, Sandy Hook, N. J., from Oct. 15, 1888 until April 20, 1892, as Assistant to the Ordnance Board and member of Board for testing rifled cannon. — Inspector of Ordnance, Providence, R. I., from April 20 till Sept. 1, 1892. — At Watertown Arsenal, Mas., Sept. 1, 1892 to Jan. 10, 1894. — Inspector of Ordnance, Providence, R. I., from Jan. 10 to July 15, 1894.

(Captain, Ordnance, June 12, 1894)

— Watertown Arsenal, Mas., July 15, 1894 to April 20, 1895. — Inspector of Ordnance at Cleveland, Alliance, Hamilton, and Columbus, O., from April 20, 1895 to ––––

Vol. V
p285
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Served: Inspector of Ordnance at Cleveland, Alliance, Hamilton and Columbus, O., from April 20, 1895 to May, 1900; on duty in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, U. S. A., 1900 to 1903; Principal Assistant to the Chief of Ordnance, 1903, and Recorder of Board of Ordnance and Fortification; member of General Staff, 1903 to 1907.

(Major of Ordnance, Jan. 21, 1904)

Military Attache, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Stockholm, Sweden, 1905 to 1907; commissioned by the President as Representative of the War Department with the Special Embassy at the Coronation of King Haakon, of Norway, 1906; returned to the United States in Dec., 1907.

(Lieut.‑Colonel of Ordnance, Sept. 19, 1907)

— Commanding Officer, Watervliet Arsenal, N. Y., and member of Board for Testing Rifled Cannon, Jan., 1908.

Vol. VI
p264
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Born June 20, 1856.)

Military History. —

Lieut.‑Colonel, Ordnance Department, Sept. 19, 1907.

Commanding Officer, Watervliet Arsenal, N. Y., and member of Board for Testing Rifled Cannon, January, 1908, to

(Colonel, Ordnance Department, Sept. 2, 1912)

Feb. 15, 1918; at Washington, D. C., member of Priorities Committee, War Industries Board, to May 29; in office of Chief of Ordnance, Director of Arsenals and Inspector of Ordnance Establishments, May 29, 1918, to March 1, 1919; Acting Chief of Administration, Chief of Administration and Director of Ordnance Training, May 29, 1918, to March 1, 1920.

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, March 1, 1920,
At His Own Request, After Over 44 Years' Service.

Vol. VII
p156
[Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Mar. 1, 1920,
At His Own Request, After Over 44 Years' Service.

Awarded: Spanish War Medal and Victory Medal.

Vol. VIII
p56
[Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: —

Col., Ret., Mar. 1, 1920.

Vol. IX
p42
[Supplement, Vol. IX: 1940‑1950]

Military History: — Col Ret 1 Mar 20.

Died, May 23, 1943, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 86.


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