He was the son of Charles Vinson and Harriet Barnard Capron Vinson.
Webster Vinson enlisted as a Private, 2nd Class, in the United States Army Signal Corps on July 10th, 1878, being promoted to the rank of Private, 1st Class, and was honorably discharged from the service on April June 12th, 1885.
He was appointed as a Paymaster, with the rank of Major, in the United States Army on April 3rd, 1899, accepting the appointment on April 29th.
Promoted to Deputy Paymaster General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on September 4th, 1907 and to Assistant Paymaster General, with the rank of Colonel, on August 6th, 1911.
He retired from active service on March 26th, 1914, due to disability incurred in the line of duty.
Sources for the information on birth and death dates for Webster Vinson are from the Official Army Registers for the years 1899 to 1918.
Each register contains his date and place of birth, and date and place of death are found in the 1918 Army Register in the Casualties Section.
It was confirmed by additional sources from Heitman's Register and Dictionary of the United States, the Records of the Officer of the Paymaster General, the Records of the Office of the Chief of Finance and various newspaper articles.
Bio by: Kenneth Robison
Webster Vinson enlisted as a Private, 2nd Class, in the United States Army Signal Corps on July 10th, 1878, being promoted to the rank of Private, 1st Class, and was honorably discharged from the service on April June 12th, 1885.
He was appointed as a Paymaster, with the rank of Major, in the United States Army on April 3rd, 1899, accepting the appointment on April 29th.
Promoted to Deputy Paymaster General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on September 4th, 1907 and to Assistant Paymaster General, with the rank of Colonel, on August 6th, 1911.
He retired from active service on March 26th, 1914, due to disability incurred in the line of duty.
Sources for the information on birth and death dates for Webster Vinson are from the Official Army Registers for the years 1899 to 1918.
Each register contains his date and place of birth, and date and place of death are found in the 1918 Army Register in the Casualties Section.
It was confirmed by additional sources from Heitman's Register and Dictionary of the United States, the Records of the Officer of the Paymaster General, the Records of the Office of the Chief of Finance and various newspaper articles.
Bio by: Kenneth Robison
He was the son of Charles Vinson and Harriet Barnard Capron Vinson.
Webster Vinson enlisted as a Private, 2nd Class, in the United States Army Signal Corps on July 10th, 1878, being promoted to the rank of Private, 1st Class, and was honorably discharged from the service on April June 12th, 1885.
He was appointed as a Paymaster, with the rank of Major, in the United States Army on April 3rd, 1899, accepting the appointment on April 29th.
Promoted to Deputy Paymaster General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on September 4th, 1907 and to Assistant Paymaster General, with the rank of Colonel, on August 6th, 1911.
He retired from active service on March 26th, 1914, due to disability incurred in the line of duty.
Sources for the information on birth and death dates for Webster Vinson are from the Official Army Registers for the years 1899 to 1918.
Each register contains his date and place of birth, and date and place of death are found in the 1918 Army Register in the Casualties Section.
It was confirmed by additional sources from Heitman's Register and Dictionary of the United States, the Records of the Officer of the Paymaster General, the Records of the Office of the Chief of Finance and various newspaper articles.
Bio by: Kenneth Robison
Webster Vinson enlisted as a Private, 2nd Class, in the United States Army Signal Corps on July 10th, 1878, being promoted to the rank of Private, 1st Class, and was honorably discharged from the service on April June 12th, 1885.
He was appointed as a Paymaster, with the rank of Major, in the United States Army on April 3rd, 1899, accepting the appointment on April 29th.
Promoted to Deputy Paymaster General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on September 4th, 1907 and to Assistant Paymaster General, with the rank of Colonel, on August 6th, 1911.
He retired from active service on March 26th, 1914, due to disability incurred in the line of duty.
Sources for the information on birth and death dates for Webster Vinson are from the Official Army Registers for the years 1899 to 1918.
Each register contains his date and place of birth, and date and place of death are found in the 1918 Army Register in the Casualties Section.
It was confirmed by additional sources from Heitman's Register and Dictionary of the United States, the Records of the Officer of the Paymaster General, the Records of the Office of the Chief of Finance and various newspaper articles.
Bio by: Kenneth Robison
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