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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1903

Vol. V
p701
4168

(Born Cuba)

Edward M. Zell

(Ap'd N. J.)

47

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, June 10, 1899 to June 11, 1903, when he was graduated and promoted in the army to

(Second Lieut., 4th Cavalry)

(Transferred to 7th Cavalry, July 17, 1903)

Served: At Camp G. H. Thomas, Ga., from Sept. 11, 1903 (on leave, December 24 to 30, 1904), to Aug. 16, 1904; at Maneuver Camp No. 2, Thoroughfare, Va., to Sept. 14, 1904; at Fort Myer, Va., to May 20, 1905; on leave, from Oct. 1 to 8, 1904; Dec. 26, 1904 to January 3, 1905, and April 10 to April 17, 1905; en route to Camp McGrath, Batangas, P. I., via San Francisco, May 20 to June 29, 1905; at Camp McGrath, to Nov. 12, 1905; en route to the U. S., on leave, to Feb. 1, 1906; en route to Camp McGrath, P. I., via Suez Canal, to April 28, 1906; at Camp McGrath, P. I., to Aug. 2, 1906; on leave, to Aug. 10, 1906; D. S., Calamba, Laguna,  p702 P. I., with Troop A, 7th Cavalry, to Sept. 25, 1906; at Camp McGrath, P. I., to Dec. 13, 1906; in the field, performing escort and reconnaissance duty in the Island of Leyte, P. I., to April 27, 1907, during outbreak of Pulajanes; at Camp McGrath, P. I., to June 11, 1907; en route to Fort Riley, Kas., June 11, 1907 to July 18, 1907; at Fort Riley, Kas., to Aug. 22, 1908; on leave, Aug. 14 to Sept. 3, 1907 and Dec. 2, 1907 to Jan. 3, 1908; Instructor in Departments of English and History, Practical Military Engineering and Modern Languages (Spanish), at the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1908 to –––––.

Vol. VI
p1041
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Edward Marie Zell, Born May 30, 1880.)

Military History. —

Second Lieut., 4th Cavalry, June 11, 1903.

Transferred to 7th Cavalry, July 17, 1903.

At U. S. Military Academy, Instructor in Departments of English and History, of Practical Military Engineering, and of Modern Languages, Aug. 22, 1908, to

(First Lieut., 7th Cavalry, March 11, 1911)

Aug. 24, 1912; on leave of absence, Aug. 25 to Nov. 29, 1912; en route to Philippines to Jan. 3, 1913; at Fort William McKinley with Troop, Jan. 4, 1913, to Sept. 15, 1914; participated in field maneuvers, Sept. 16 to Nov. 15, 1914; at Camp Stotsenburg, P. I., with Troop, Nov. 15, 1914, to Nov. 15, 1914; en route to U. S. to Dec. 14, 1915; on leave of absence, Dec. 15, 1915, to Jan. 2, 1916; at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., with Troop, Jan. 8 to March 12, 1916; on Mexican border to March 16, 1916.

Died, Suicide, March 12, 1916, at Columbus, N. M.: Aged 35.

Obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1916.

Buried, St. Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lappans, MD.


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