United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING FIRST LIEUT.. 10th Cav., Oct. 20, 1892. xMajor and Asst. Adj .-General, L ' . S. ' ols., June 6, 1899. At Zanilxiango, P. I., Adj.-General. Dept. of Mindanao, Dec. 24, 1899. (Captain, 1st Cavalry, Feb. 2, ipoi) Act. Eng. Officer, Dept. of .Mindanao, Aug. 9, 1901. Jolo, P. I., Comdg. 1st Sq.. I5th Cav., Oct. 12, 1901. Comdg. Prov. Sq., April, 1902. Comdg. expeditions against Moros, Sept., 1902, Nov., 1902, and Feb., 1903. (Detailed to General Statt. Aug. i;,th, 190J) Chief of Staff, Southwestern Dept., Iinie 2. 1904; at Washington. D. C, Army War College, Oct. 30, l 904; at Tokio, Japan, Military Attache, March 7, 1905. (Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Sept. 20, 1906) At San Francisco, Cal., comdg. Dept. of California, Nov. 3, 1906; at Fort W ' ilham McKinley, P. I., comdg. post, Jan. 3, 1907 ; on special mission to Europe, Aug. 1, 1908; in office of Chief of Staff, Jan. 19, 1909; en route to I ' hiHppines, Oct. 5. 1909; at Zamhoango, P. I., comdg. Dept. of Mindanao, and Governor of Moro Province, Nov. 11, 1909-1913; (comdg. Philipjiines Div., Dec. 2S, 1910) ; at Presido of San Francisco, Cal., comdg. 8th Inf. iSrig., Jan. 14, 1914; comdg. troops Mexican Expedition, March 15. 1916. (Major-General, U. S. A., Sept. 2j, 1916) At El Paso, Texas, comdg. El Paso District, Feb. 7, 1917; comdg. Southern Dept., Feb. 23). 1917; at Washington, D. C, organizing American Expeditionary Forces, May 8, 1917 ; en route to France, May 28, 1917; comdg. A. E. F. in France from June 13, 1917. (General, U. S. A., Oct. 6, 1917) LL. 1j., University of Nebraska, 1893; I.E. D., University of Nebraska, July, 1917; LL. D., L ' niversity of St. Andrews, Scot- land, May, 1919; awarded LJelgian Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, with Croix de Guerre, March 18, 1918; the French Grand Cross of tiie Legion of Honor, Aug. 6, 1918; the British Grand Cross of the Order of the liath, Aug. 12, 1918; the Grand Cordon of the Order of Prince Danilo I of Montenegro, and the Obiiitch Medal of Montenegro, Sept. 25, 1918; received the ItaHan Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurizio e Lazzaro, Oct. 3, 1918; awarded Distincjiiislted Sen ' ice Medal Oct. 31, 1918, As a token of the gratitude of the .hiicrhan people to the Commander of our Armies in the Held for his distinguished sendees, and in appreciation of the success ivhich our armies hai ' e achieved under his leadership. Received the Japanese Order of tlie Rising Sun, .Nov. ' ), l ' )18; the Croix de Guerre Tchecoslovaciue, Jan. 17, 1919; the ( .reek Order of St. Savoir, Jan. 20, 1919. '

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I MAJOR GENERAL FRED. W. SLADEN U. S. ARMY. 90 No 27 Superintendent, U. S. Military Academy GI{XERAL SLADEX was appointed a cadet. I ' . S. .M. A., in 1885 from Nebraska and graduated in 1890, standing 11 in liis class. His many stations and assignments were as follows: Second Lieutenant, Fourteenth Infantry, 1890, at Vancouver llarracks. Washington, and Puyallup Indian Reservation, Wash- ington, to 1897; First Lieutenant Fourth Infantry, 1897; Aide- de-Camp to Brig. Gen. E. S. Otis, 1897; Hq. Dept. of Colorado, 1897-98; H(i. Dept. of Pacific and Eighth Army Corps. 18 ' )8; Hq. Division of the Philipi-ines. 1898-1900; Captain, Eighth In- fantry, 1899; West Point, 1900-04; Instructor Dept. of Tactics, L ' . S. M. A., 1900 ; Acting Adjutant, L. S. M. A., 1902 ; N ' ancouver I ' .arracks, 1904-07; detailed to General Staff Corps, 1907; Wash- ington. D. C, 1908-11; Secretary General Staff Corps, 1908; West Point. 1911-14; Commandant of Cadets, U. S. iM. A., 1911 ; Major. Eleventh Infantry, 1911; Tientsin, China, 1914-16; Lieu- tenant Colonel, Infantry, 1916; San Diego and San Francisco. 1916-17; Temporary Colonel of Infantry, 1917; Brigadier General, National Army, 1917; Office Chief of Staff, 1917 to March, 1918; Commanding Fifth Brigade, Third Division, at Camp Merrit. X. J., to April 6, 1918; France to November 15, 1918; Colonel Infantry, 1918; Brigadier General U. S. Army, 1920; on march into Germany and with Army of Occupation and American Forces in Germany to 1921 ; Fort Sheridan, 111., October, 1921, to April. 1922; Superintendent U. S. M. . .. West Point, N. Y., since July 1. 1922. He commanded the Fifth Brigade of the Third Division tliroughout the period of its activities during the World War and participated in all of its operations. He is jxissessor of the following decorations and service medals : Croix de Guerre, with Palm; D. S. M., D. S. C. Officer of the Le.gion of Honor (French). Croce el jMerito di Gucrra (Italian), Medal of La Solidaridad (Panama), Spanish ' ar. Philippine Cani]iaign. ' ic- tory Medal with Six Clasps. General Sladen became a Maior General in Tanuarv. 1924.