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2LT Joseph Webster “Jo” Allison Jr.

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2LT Joseph Webster “Jo” Allison Jr. Veteran

Birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Death
29 Mar 1916 (aged 26)
Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section IV, Row B, Site 39.
Memorial ID
View Source
USMA Class of 1914. Cullum No. 5299.

He was the son of Joseph W. Allison of Tennessee and Amanda Porter Allison.
His father died on May 21, 1917 in Dallas, Texas and the cause was said to be grief over the death of his son.
On Wednesday, February 10, 1915, he married Mary Caroline de Raismes, daughter of John Emile de Raismes at the residence of her parents in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
They were the parents of one child: Mary A. Allison born about 1917 in New Jersey.

Forty-Sixth Annual Reunion Of The Association Graduates Of The United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
June 12th, 1916
Joseph W. Allison
No. 5297. Class of 1914.
Died March 29, 1916, at Fort Bliss, Texas, aged 26.
Lieutenant Joseph W. Allison Jr., Thirteenth United States Cavalry, died at the base hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, from pneumonia. He had been invalided from the advance base in Mexico at Casas Grandes and is the first commissioned officer to die from exposure in the expedition in Mexico. He was born in Tennessee March 26, 1890 and was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point June 12, 1914. He was assigned to duty as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and in July 1914 he was transferred to the Thirteenth Cavalry. He leaves a wife, who is now with her mother at Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was married to Lieutenant Allison in February 1915 and her maiden name was Mary Caroline de Raismes. The remains were buried in the cemetery at West Point, New York. Army and Navy Journal.
USMA Class of 1914. Cullum No. 5299.

He was the son of Joseph W. Allison of Tennessee and Amanda Porter Allison.
His father died on May 21, 1917 in Dallas, Texas and the cause was said to be grief over the death of his son.
On Wednesday, February 10, 1915, he married Mary Caroline de Raismes, daughter of John Emile de Raismes at the residence of her parents in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
They were the parents of one child: Mary A. Allison born about 1917 in New Jersey.

Forty-Sixth Annual Reunion Of The Association Graduates Of The United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
June 12th, 1916
Joseph W. Allison
No. 5297. Class of 1914.
Died March 29, 1916, at Fort Bliss, Texas, aged 26.
Lieutenant Joseph W. Allison Jr., Thirteenth United States Cavalry, died at the base hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, from pneumonia. He had been invalided from the advance base in Mexico at Casas Grandes and is the first commissioned officer to die from exposure in the expedition in Mexico. He was born in Tennessee March 26, 1890 and was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point June 12, 1914. He was assigned to duty as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and in July 1914 he was transferred to the Thirteenth Cavalry. He leaves a wife, who is now with her mother at Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was married to Lieutenant Allison in February 1915 and her maiden name was Mary Caroline de Raismes. The remains were buried in the cemetery at West Point, New York. Army and Navy Journal.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120521164/joseph_webster-allison: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Joseph Webster “Jo” Allison Jr. (26 Mar 1890–29 Mar 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120521164, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).