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MG Walter Augustus Bethel

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MG Walter Augustus Bethel

Birth
Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, USA
Death
11 Jan 1954 (aged 87)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Section V, Row D, Grave 178-179
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Bethel, Walter Augustus, Nov. 25, 1866 born in Ohio; June 12, 1889 graduated from West Point (14/49) and appointed additional 2ndlt., 4th U. S. Artillery Rgt. June 17, 1889 2ndlt. 1894-1895 chemistry instructor at West Point; Sept. 1, 1896 1stlt., 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. May 12, 1898 capt., assistant adjutant general, volunteers; June-November 1898 Puerto Rico expedi-tion; Dec. 31, 1898 discharged from volunteers; Feb. 2, 1901 capt., Artillery Corps; 1909-1914 professor of law at West Point; 1917-1920 briggen., judge advocate, American Expeditionary Force; 1923-1924 majgen, judge advocate, U. S. Army; 1924 retired for disability; Jan. 11, 1954 died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at Washington, D. C. and buried at West Point
Bethel, Walter Augustus, Nov. 25, 1866 born in Ohio; June 12, 1889 graduated from West Point (14/49) and appointed additional 2ndlt., 4th U. S. Artillery Rgt. June 17, 1889 2ndlt. 1894-1895 chemistry instructor at West Point; Sept. 1, 1896 1stlt., 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. May 12, 1898 capt., assistant adjutant general, volunteers; June-November 1898 Puerto Rico expedi-tion; Dec. 31, 1898 discharged from volunteers; Feb. 2, 1901 capt., Artillery Corps; 1909-1914 professor of law at West Point; 1917-1920 briggen., judge advocate, American Expeditionary Force; 1923-1924 majgen, judge advocate, U. S. Army; 1924 retired for disability; Jan. 11, 1954 died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at Washington, D. C. and buried at West Point

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