Montgomery M. Macomb
Montgomery Meigs Macomb (born October 12, 1852 in Detroit , Wayne County , Michigan ; † January 19, 1924 in Washington, DC ) was a brigadier general in the US Army , who was in command of the military district of Hawaii ( US Army District of Hawaii ) or the Department of Hawaii was.
Life
Macomb was the eldest of five children of Colonel John Navarre Macomb, Jr., and his wife Ann Minerva Rodgers Macomb. His older stepbrother, John Navarre Macomb, was from his father's first marriage. His younger brother, Augustus Canfield Macomb, was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, while his maternal grandfather was Commodore John Rodgers , who was the 1803 commanding officer of the Mediterranean Squadron. His other ancestors included Philip Livingston , one of the signatories of the United States ' Declaration of Independence , his great-uncle General Alexander Macomb , who was commanding general of the US Army between 1828 and 1841, and Major General Montgomery C. Meigs , the US Quartermaster General from 1861 to 1882 Army was.
In 1869 he began studying at Yale University , which he broke off in 1870 to an officer training at the US Military Academy in West Point , which he graduated in 1874 as the fourth best of his class. At the beginning of his military career he served on the border and on geological expeditions in the western United States . After graduating from artillery school in 1886, he continued his military career and took part in various missions at home and abroad, such as the Spanish-American War . Among other things, he was chief of the light M-battery of the 7th field artillery regiment and commander of the 6th field artillery regiment.
On November 15, 1910, Macomb was promoted to brigadier general . As such, he became commander of the military district of Hawaii ( US Army District of Hawaii ) on October 1, 1911 and held this post until his replacement by Colonel George K. McGunnegle on December 5, 1912. During this time, 1911 was renamed the Department of Hawaii (Department of Hawaii) . On February 14, 1913, he took over from Colonel George K. McGunnegle as commander of the unit, now renamed the Hawaiian Department of the US Army, which he handed over to Brigadier General Frederick N. Funston on April 3, 1913 . On January 23, 1914, he succeeded Brigadier General Frederick N. Funston again as commander of the Hawaii Department and held this until March 12, 1914, whereupon Major General William Harding Carter replaced him. He then became commandant of the US Army War College and remained in this post until his retirement on October 12, 1916. After the USA entered the First World War on April 6, 1917, Macomb was ordered back into active military service and served until his retirement on March 22, 1918 as site commander of Fort Sill .
Macomb was married to Caroline Walter Luce Macomb, daughter of Rear Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce , since October 7, 1908 , and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery after his death .
Web link
- Montgomery M. Macomb in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Rodgers at findagrave.com
- ↑ Alexander Macomb in findagrave.com
- ^ Montgomery C. Meigs at findagrave.com
- ↑ Stephen Bleecker Luce at findagrave.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macomb, Montgomery M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macomb, Montgomery Meigs (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American officer, brigadier general in the US Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Wayne County , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1924 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |