John William Kilbreth

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John William Kilbreth
Born(1876-02-18)February 18, 1876
DiedJuly 24, 1958(1958-07-24) (aged 82)
Buried
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Branch of ServiceArmy
RankBrigadier general

John William Kilbreth (February 18, 1876 - July 24, 1958) was an American brigadier general who served during World War I.[2] He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his accomplishments as Director of the Department of Firing, School of Fire for Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.[3][2]

Education[]

Kilbreth graduated from Harvard in 1898 with an A. B. degree.[2][4]

Career[]

Kilbreth was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Fourth Artillery on September 9, 1898.[2] He served in the Philippines from 1899 to 1901.[2]

Kilbreth attended the artillery school in 1902.[1]

When the United States entered World War I, Kilbreth was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii with the 9th Artillery.[4]

Kilbreth retired from the Army in 1922.[5][1]

Personal life[]

On December 15, 1922, Kilbreth married Mrs. J. Stevens Ullman.[1] He later married Mrs. Gertrude O. Barclay.[1][5]

Kilbreth served as vestryman of St. Thomas Church in New York.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 1571970886.
  2. ^ a b c d e Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc. p. 214. ISBN 1571970886.
  3. ^ "John Kilbreth - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com.
  4. ^ a b Mead, Frederick Sumner (1921). Harvard's Military Record in the World War. Boston, Mass: The Harvard alumni Association. p. 538. OCLC 1191594.
  5. ^ a b c The Living Church. [Milwaukee, Wis.]: [Living Church Foundation, etc.], vol. 137, page 31
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