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an jlitzmcriam LIEUT. DEWITT C. LYLES. DeWitt C. Lyles was born in Denver, Colorado. He was enrolled in the Second Class of the Preparatory School in 1891, and two years later entered the College, from which he graduated in 1898 with the degree of B. S. After leaving College he received a place on the staff of the Baltimore News, but resigned to accept a position with the Chesapeake Beach Railroad. A During the Spanish-American war, Mr. Lyles served as a private in the Fifth Mary- land Infantry. Later he was made Second Lieutenant in the Thirty-Fourth Infantry, U. S. V., and sent to the Philippines. In February, 1901, he was .appointed Second Lieutenant in the regular army, and in December, 1902, was promoted to First Lieutenant and attached ,to the Twentieth Infantry. While in the Philippines hewas four times commended for excellent conduct in action. He held the positions of Engineer Oflicer of the regiment, Aid-de-Camp to the Brigade Commander, and Chief Engineer of the staff of General Funston. He was in command of the gunboat Napidan, and was Depot Com- missary Ordinance Officer in charge of the Wicker's Maxim rapid-fire guns in several mountain engagements. He accompanied General Lawton, as Engineer Officer, on his northern expedition. ' While attending the Field and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he was taken sick and was removed to Washington, D. C. He died at the General Hospital, Washington Barracks, December 2, 1903, and was buried with full military honors at Arlington. Lieutenant Lyles was a man of unusual intelligence and culture, and was very popular both at St. John's and in the Army. 43
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Lieut. james E. .Hbbott y Another St. J ohn's man who has chosen for his life work the protection of Cld Glory is James E. Abbott. Mr. Abbott was born in Annapolis, Maryland, August 16, 1871. After attending the public schools of that city, he entered St. J ohn's College. Here he re- mained three years, withdrawing at the end of that time to engage in the newspaper busi- ness. He was a' member of Maryland ,National Guard until the Spanish-American War, when he enlisted in the Fifth Company U. S. V. Signal Corps. Throughout the war he held the rank of sergeant. On November 30, 1898, he was honorably discharged from the service, and received from his commander a special commendation to the Secretary of War, for meritorious conduct. On August 17, 1899, he was commissioned as Second Lieu- tenant in the Volunteer Army and assigned to the Forty Second Infantry U. S. V., which was then stationed at Niagara, New York. Later he was detailed on recruiting duty in Mary- land and Delaware. In October, he accompanied his regiment to San Francisco, where they embarked for the Philippines. Arriving at Manila, December 25, he was sent to South- ern Luzon and went into active campaigning. Under the Army reorganization, he was appointed Lieutenant at large in the regular army, by President McKinley. Cn May 20, hisregiment was ordered home and he arrived at San Francisco, June 21. Here he was mustered out of the volunteer service with his regiment. Cn July 22, he took the examina- tion for the regular army and after passing successfullyhe left for his home in Annapolis. After sixty days' leave, he was assigned to the Twelfth Cavalry stationed at Fort San Houston, Texas. Later he was recommended for the Field and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from which he graduated in 1903. After a leave of sixty days, he was ordered to join his regiment, then in the Philippines and he sailed from San Fran- cisco, November 1, 1903. Cn January 16, 1904, he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant, and is now stationed on the Island of Batangas. Lieutenant Abbott has many friends in his native city. He has the distinction of being the only Annapolitan who was in active service during the Spanish-American War. - -Lieut. william G. Fay Was born in Annapolis, Maryland. At the age of ten, he entered the Preparatory School for St. J ohn's. ' Graduating from there in 1893, he entered the College from which he received his diploma June 16, 1897. After his graduation, Mr. Fay spent two years in New York with the firm of Bell dz Co., bankers. Later he took an examination with fifteen others for Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and stood first. . Cn April 4, 1900, he entered the service, and was assigned to duty at Camp Wain- wright, Annapolis, Maryland. From there he was ordered to the U. S. S. Alabama, at- tached to the North Atlantic Squadron. After several months of this duty he was placed in command of the Marine Guard of the United States Receiving Ship Franklin, stationed at Norfolk, Virginia. There he remained until ordered to the Philippines, April 1, 1902. Arriving there, he was stationed at the San Fillipe Barracks, and later placed in command of the Marine Guard of the U. S. S. New Orleans. He is now at Cheefoo, China, the nearest native port to the Russo-Japanese War. ' 1 . 1 42
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