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James Theodoreº Dean |
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Born Ironton, OH.a Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1883, to June 12, 1887, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, June 12, 1887. Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Shaw, Mon., Sep. 30, 1887, to May 20, 1888; and in garrison at Ft. Snelling, Min., to –––––. Vol. IV Military History. — Served: At Fort Snelling, Min., 1890 to Feb. 24, 1893. — On the staff of Major-General John R. Brooke as Aide-de‑ p456 camp from Feb. 24, 1893 to –––––; (Acting Aide-de‑camp from July 18, 1898 to May 12, 1899.) (First Lieut. of Infantry, 14th Infantry, Aug. 14, 1894) — At Headquarters, Department of the Platte, from Feb. 24, 1893 to May 16, 1895; at Headquarters, Department of Dakota, from May 17, 1895 to Feb. 24, 1897; at Headquarters, Department of the Missouri, from April 27, 1897 to April 20, 1898 (name of department changed to Department of the Lakes, March 11, 1898); at Headquarters of 1st (Major and Chief Ordnance Officer, U. S. Volunteers, July 18, 1898) Army Corps, Camp George H. Thomas, Ga., April 21 to July 23, 1898; at Headquarters of 1st Army Corps, Puerto Rico, from Aug. 1 to Oct. 18, 1898; At Headquarters, Department of Puerto Rico, Oct. 18 to Dec. 6, 1898; at Headquarters, Division of Cuba, Jan. 1, 1899 to –––––; (Captain of Infantry, 10th Infantry, March 2, 1899) (Aide-de‑camp to General Brooke, March 2 to May 13, 1899.) (Honorably discharged from Volunteer Service, May 12, 1899) Vol. V Military History. — Served: At Fort Shaw, Mont., Oct. 1, 1887 to 1888;º Aide-de‑camp to General Brooke, May 14, 1899 to July 21, 1902; at Fort Wright, Washington, awaiting return of regiment from Philippines, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 17, 1903; at Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 18, 1903 to July 2, 1904; at Fort Lawton, Wash., Aug. 21, 1904 to July 7, 1906. (Adjutant, 10th Infantry, Aug. 22, 1904 to Aug. 21, 1908) — At Fort William H. Seward, Alaska, July 11, 1906 to –––––, 1908; at Treadwell, Alaska on D. S., in command of Company F, 10th Infantry, on strike duty, March 31 to May 7, 1907. Vol. VI (Born May 12, 1865.) Military History. — Captain, 10th Infantry, March 2, 1899. At Fort W. H. Seward, Alaska, July 11, 1906, to June 29, 1908; (Regimental Adjutant, 10th Infantry, Aug. 22, 1904, to Aug. 21, 1908; at Treadwell, Alaska, on detached service, commanding company on strike duty, March 31 to May 7, 1907); at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., July 30, 1908, to June 13, 1910; at Washington, D. C., student officer at Army War College, July 15, 1910, to (Major, 3d Infantry, Oct. 20, 1910) Aug. 31, 1911 (Adjutant-General, by Detail, Sept. 3, 1911) at Governors Island, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1911, to March 26, 1912; at Manila, Philippines, May 4, 1912, to Sept. 1, 1914; (relieved from detail as Adjutant-General, Aug. 31, 1914); at Fort William McKinley, P. I., Sept. 1, 1914, to March 15, 1915; at Vancouver Bks., Wash., July 30, 1915, to March 24, 1916; at El Centro and Calexico, Cal., March 26 to (Lieut.‑Colonel of Infantry, July 1, 1916) (Adjutant-General, by Detail, July 26, 1916) Aug. 7, 1916; at Nogales, Arizona, Aug. 9, 1916, to March 20, 1917; at El Paso, Texas, to April 24, 1917; at Boston, Mass., May 1 to (Colonel of Infantry, May 15, 1917) June 28, 1917; at Washington, D. C., to (Brigadier-General, National Army, Aug. 5, 1917) Aug. 24, 1917; at Camp Dix, N. J., Aug. 24, 1917, to May 17, 1918; in France, June 2, 1918, to May 11, 1919; (relieved from detail as Adjutant-General, Aug. 22, 1918; commanding 156th Infantry Brigade, 78th Division, in St. Mihiel and in Argonne-Meuse Campaigns); at Camp Lewis, Wash., as Brigadier-General and as Executive Officer, June 29 to (Returned to Grade of Colonel, July 15, 1919) Aug. 6; at Camp Shelby, Miss., commanding Camp and 29th Infantry, Aug. 15 to Oct. 15; at Camp Benning, Ga., commanding 29th Infantry, Oct. 16, 1919, to ––––– Vol. VII Military History: — Brigadier-General, National Army, Aug. 5, 1917. Returned to Grade of Colonel, July 15, 1919. At Camp Benning, Ga., commanding 29th Infantry, Oct. 16, 1919, to Aug. 23, 1920; in Adjutant General's Department, Aug. 23, 1920 to Dec. 22, 1922; at Manila, P. I., Adjutant-General, Philippine Dept., Dec. 2, 1920 to Nov. 18, 1922; at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., commanding 11th Infantry, Feb. 25, 1923 to Feb. 25, 1925; at New York City, General Recruiting Officer, Apr. 23, 1925 to Jan. 27, 1927; Assistant Chief of Staff, 77th Division, Officer Reserve, Jan. 25, 1927 to Sept. 25, 1928.
Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Sept. 25, 1928,
Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, June 21, 1930,
Vol. VIII Military History: — Col., Ret., Sept. 25, 1928. Brig.‑Gen., Ret., June 21, 1930. Died, June 15, 1939, at Whitefish Lake, Canada: Aged 74. Buried, Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, OH. |
a Gen. Dean's birthplace is from his AOG obituary; which, however, states that he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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