Person:Benjamin Alvord (9)

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Gen. Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
b.15 May 1860 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
d.13 Apr 1927 Washington, DC
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m. bef 1891
  1. Katherine Rutherford Alvord
  2. Margaret Alvord
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Name[1] Gen. Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 May 1860 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
Marriage bef 1891 to Margaret McCleery
Death[1] 13 Apr 1927 Washington, DC
Burial[1] Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

United States Army Brigadier General. He was the son of Civil War Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, Sr. and a career military officer. In 1882, he graduated from the US Military Academy and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and the 20th US Infantry. After attending Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he was an instructor at West Point (1887-91), fought in the Philippines Insurrection and was Adjutant General of the Department of Northern Luzon in 1901. During World War I, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and a Silver Star Medal for his service and was Adjutant General of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, till 1918. In 1922, he was named Assistant Adjutant General of the Army at the War Department and remained in position until he retired in May 1924. He died at age 65 in Washington D.C.

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    Benajmin Alvord

    Inscription: Brigadier General US Army.

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