USMA Class of 1908. Cullum No. 4701.
He was the son of George W. Beavers and Rose Cullen Beavers. On April 20, 1908 as George W. Beavers, he married Mildred Arden, daughter of Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden, at Manhattan in New York City. Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1922 Mildred Hunter Arden Beavers married William Hardy Blandy, son of Charles Blandy at the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. On August 23, 1921 as George Beavers, he married Suzette F. Gardner, daughter of Charles Davis and Ida Williams Davis at Luzerne, Pennsylvania. After his death Suzette Fellowes Davis Gardner Beavers remarried in 1947 to William Jed Wardall. She was previously married to James Edwin Gardener in 1911. They were the parents of two sons, James Edwin Gardner Jr. and Fellowes Davis Gardner.
George Beavers Jr. entered the Military Academy on June 15, 1903, with the Class of 1907 and graduated in the Class of 1908. He was a member for four years of each of the following teams: Football, Baseball, Track and for one year of the Hockey Team. He won his A in Football, Baseball and Track Record and at graduation was awarded the Army Athletic Association saber for all around excellence in athletics. Upon graduation on February 14, 1908, he was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd United States Cavalry. After a brief tour of duty as a member of the Tactical Department at the Military Academy he joined the 2nd Cavalry at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where he served with it until December 1909, when he went with that Regiment to the Philippine Islands. The next two and a half years were with the 2nd Cavalry, primarily in Jolo, Philippine Islands. He saw active service against the Moros in Davao in 1910 and in Jolo in 1911 and 1912. In May 1912 he took leave and returned to New York via Europe in company with two other officers. Shortly after his arrival in New York he resigned from the United States Army on October 21, 1912. On October 25, 1912, he enlisted as a private in Troop B, 2nd New York Cavalry and on January 15, 1913 he transferred to Seventh Regiment of New York Infantry. He served through the various non-commissioned grades and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of that Regiment. On July 15, 1916 the regiment was sent to the Mexican Border. While serving on the Border he was commissioned a Major in the 69th New York Regiment at McAllen, Texas. On November 27, 1916 when the 69th returned to New York he resigned his commission. In civilian life he worked in engineering, sales and finance. On December 15, 1939 he was elected President of the West Point Society of New York. He organized training and refresher courses for graduates of West Point who lived in the vicinity of New York City and who had resigned or retired from the service. At the age of 55 he tried to rejoin the Army without success. On August 2, 1940 he enlisted as a Private in Headquarters Battery, 71st Field Artillery Brigade, New York National Guard and after a rigid physical examination was accepted. On the day after his enlistment he departed for three weeks of First Army Maneuvers in northern New York state. The following is from a letter written by his Company Commander to a fellow officer:
Beavers was not under my command very long, but it was at one of the most important periods in the National Guard. Beavers was brought to me and presented as an ex-officer anxious to get back in the military service in view of the alarming world conditions at that time. Frankly, I was not impressed with the idea and viewed the whole thing with disfavor. I foresaw complications, having an ex-officer as an enlisted man. I told Beavers my policies in handling the Company and ended up with the statement that I would work his tail off the same as anyone else. He replied, ‘I ask no favors.’ I assured him he would receive none and turned him over to the First Sergeant to be signed up. The duties of enlisted personnel are numerous and diversified. Beavers worked at many jobs and everyone was superior. It was admitted by the entire company that he was the best private in it. By no means an empty honor! Truly remarkable in a man of his age, since it meant he was superior in a multitude of small tasks, all of which required strength, agility and practice. He was the best K.P., the best latrine digger, the best tent pitcher, the best truck loader, the best operations clerk, the best scout, the best chauffeur (I have seen him polishing his car at night with a flashlight), the best wireman and always the first to volunteer for any detail. The men were quick to recognize a superior and his relationship with them was the strongest I have ever seen in my service. All the men addressed him as Mr. Beavers and he became in effect the father to the whole company. In the evenings that were free he would hold forth in front of his tent before an admiring group of youngsters and talked of ‘ships and sealing wax; of cabbages and kings.’
When General Mundy took over the Brigade, one of the first things he asked was ‘How did Beavers make out? Could he take it?’
I told him he was ‘the toughest, most rugged man in the Company.’ Shortly after he was discharged to accept a Commission.
On October 21, 1940 he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the 186th Field Artillery, New York National Guard and was called into the Federal Service with that Regiment on January 27, 1941. Following training at Madison Barracks, New York and Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, the Regiment moved south, where it served as a Corps Artillery Regiment of the VI Corps, 1st Army. During the 1st Army Maneuvers in the fall of 1941 he was attached for temporary duty with the 1st Army Headquarters as Liaison Officer of the VI Corps. On a Saturday evening he checked into a hotel in the nearby town of Albemarle, North Carolina. On the morning of November 23, 1941 his orderly called him and found that Lieut. Colonel Beavers had died during the night. His funeral services and burial took place with full military honors on Wednesday, November 26, 1941, at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of George W. Beavers and Rose Cullen Beavers. On April 20, 1908 as George W. Beavers, he married Mildred Arden, daughter of Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden, at Manhattan in New York City. Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1922 Mildred Hunter Arden Beavers married William Hardy Blandy, son of Charles Blandy at the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. On August 23, 1921 as George Beavers, he married Suzette F. Gardner, daughter of Charles Davis and Ida Williams Davis at Luzerne, Pennsylvania. After his death Suzette Fellowes Davis Gardner Beavers remarried in 1947 to William Jed Wardall. She was previously married to James Edwin Gardener in 1911. They were the parents of two sons, James Edwin Gardner Jr. and Fellowes Davis Gardner.
George Beavers Jr. entered the Military Academy on June 15, 1903, with the Class of 1907 and graduated in the Class of 1908. He was a member for four years of each of the following teams: Football, Baseball, Track and for one year of the Hockey Team. He won his A in Football, Baseball and Track Record and at graduation was awarded the Army Athletic Association saber for all around excellence in athletics. Upon graduation on February 14, 1908, he was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd United States Cavalry. After a brief tour of duty as a member of the Tactical Department at the Military Academy he joined the 2nd Cavalry at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where he served with it until December 1909, when he went with that Regiment to the Philippine Islands. The next two and a half years were with the 2nd Cavalry, primarily in Jolo, Philippine Islands. He saw active service against the Moros in Davao in 1910 and in Jolo in 1911 and 1912. In May 1912 he took leave and returned to New York via Europe in company with two other officers. Shortly after his arrival in New York he resigned from the United States Army on October 21, 1912. On October 25, 1912, he enlisted as a private in Troop B, 2nd New York Cavalry and on January 15, 1913 he transferred to Seventh Regiment of New York Infantry. He served through the various non-commissioned grades and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of that Regiment. On July 15, 1916 the regiment was sent to the Mexican Border. While serving on the Border he was commissioned a Major in the 69th New York Regiment at McAllen, Texas. On November 27, 1916 when the 69th returned to New York he resigned his commission. In civilian life he worked in engineering, sales and finance. On December 15, 1939 he was elected President of the West Point Society of New York. He organized training and refresher courses for graduates of West Point who lived in the vicinity of New York City and who had resigned or retired from the service. At the age of 55 he tried to rejoin the Army without success. On August 2, 1940 he enlisted as a Private in Headquarters Battery, 71st Field Artillery Brigade, New York National Guard and after a rigid physical examination was accepted. On the day after his enlistment he departed for three weeks of First Army Maneuvers in northern New York state. The following is from a letter written by his Company Commander to a fellow officer:
Beavers was not under my command very long, but it was at one of the most important periods in the National Guard. Beavers was brought to me and presented as an ex-officer anxious to get back in the military service in view of the alarming world conditions at that time. Frankly, I was not impressed with the idea and viewed the whole thing with disfavor. I foresaw complications, having an ex-officer as an enlisted man. I told Beavers my policies in handling the Company and ended up with the statement that I would work his tail off the same as anyone else. He replied, ‘I ask no favors.’ I assured him he would receive none and turned him over to the First Sergeant to be signed up. The duties of enlisted personnel are numerous and diversified. Beavers worked at many jobs and everyone was superior. It was admitted by the entire company that he was the best private in it. By no means an empty honor! Truly remarkable in a man of his age, since it meant he was superior in a multitude of small tasks, all of which required strength, agility and practice. He was the best K.P., the best latrine digger, the best tent pitcher, the best truck loader, the best operations clerk, the best scout, the best chauffeur (I have seen him polishing his car at night with a flashlight), the best wireman and always the first to volunteer for any detail. The men were quick to recognize a superior and his relationship with them was the strongest I have ever seen in my service. All the men addressed him as Mr. Beavers and he became in effect the father to the whole company. In the evenings that were free he would hold forth in front of his tent before an admiring group of youngsters and talked of ‘ships and sealing wax; of cabbages and kings.’
When General Mundy took over the Brigade, one of the first things he asked was ‘How did Beavers make out? Could he take it?’
I told him he was ‘the toughest, most rugged man in the Company.’ Shortly after he was discharged to accept a Commission.
On October 21, 1940 he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the 186th Field Artillery, New York National Guard and was called into the Federal Service with that Regiment on January 27, 1941. Following training at Madison Barracks, New York and Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, the Regiment moved south, where it served as a Corps Artillery Regiment of the VI Corps, 1st Army. During the 1st Army Maneuvers in the fall of 1941 he was attached for temporary duty with the 1st Army Headquarters as Liaison Officer of the VI Corps. On a Saturday evening he checked into a hotel in the nearby town of Albemarle, North Carolina. On the morning of November 23, 1941 his orderly called him and found that Lieut. Colonel Beavers had died during the night. His funeral services and burial took place with full military honors on Wednesday, November 26, 1941, at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1908. Cullum No. 4701.
He was the son of George W. Beavers and Rose Cullen Beavers. On April 20, 1908 as George W. Beavers, he married Mildred Arden, daughter of Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden, at Manhattan in New York City. Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1922 Mildred Hunter Arden Beavers married William Hardy Blandy, son of Charles Blandy at the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. On August 23, 1921 as George Beavers, he married Suzette F. Gardner, daughter of Charles Davis and Ida Williams Davis at Luzerne, Pennsylvania. After his death Suzette Fellowes Davis Gardner Beavers remarried in 1947 to William Jed Wardall. She was previously married to James Edwin Gardener in 1911. They were the parents of two sons, James Edwin Gardner Jr. and Fellowes Davis Gardner.
George Beavers Jr. entered the Military Academy on June 15, 1903, with the Class of 1907 and graduated in the Class of 1908. He was a member for four years of each of the following teams: Football, Baseball, Track and for one year of the Hockey Team. He won his A in Football, Baseball and Track Record and at graduation was awarded the Army Athletic Association saber for all around excellence in athletics. Upon graduation on February 14, 1908, he was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd United States Cavalry. After a brief tour of duty as a member of the Tactical Department at the Military Academy he joined the 2nd Cavalry at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where he served with it until December 1909, when he went with that Regiment to the Philippine Islands. The next two and a half years were with the 2nd Cavalry, primarily in Jolo, Philippine Islands. He saw active service against the Moros in Davao in 1910 and in Jolo in 1911 and 1912. In May 1912 he took leave and returned to New York via Europe in company with two other officers. Shortly after his arrival in New York he resigned from the United States Army on October 21, 1912. On October 25, 1912, he enlisted as a private in Troop B, 2nd New York Cavalry and on January 15, 1913 he transferred to Seventh Regiment of New York Infantry. He served through the various non-commissioned grades and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of that Regiment. On July 15, 1916 the regiment was sent to the Mexican Border. While serving on the Border he was commissioned a Major in the 69th New York Regiment at McAllen, Texas. On November 27, 1916 when the 69th returned to New York he resigned his commission. In civilian life he worked in engineering, sales and finance. On December 15, 1939 he was elected President of the West Point Society of New York. He organized training and refresher courses for graduates of West Point who lived in the vicinity of New York City and who had resigned or retired from the service. At the age of 55 he tried to rejoin the Army without success. On August 2, 1940 he enlisted as a Private in Headquarters Battery, 71st Field Artillery Brigade, New York National Guard and after a rigid physical examination was accepted. On the day after his enlistment he departed for three weeks of First Army Maneuvers in northern New York state. The following is from a letter written by his Company Commander to a fellow officer:
Beavers was not under my command very long, but it was at one of the most important periods in the National Guard. Beavers was brought to me and presented as an ex-officer anxious to get back in the military service in view of the alarming world conditions at that time. Frankly, I was not impressed with the idea and viewed the whole thing with disfavor. I foresaw complications, having an ex-officer as an enlisted man. I told Beavers my policies in handling the Company and ended up with the statement that I would work his tail off the same as anyone else. He replied, ‘I ask no favors.’ I assured him he would receive none and turned him over to the First Sergeant to be signed up. The duties of enlisted personnel are numerous and diversified. Beavers worked at many jobs and everyone was superior. It was admitted by the entire company that he was the best private in it. By no means an empty honor! Truly remarkable in a man of his age, since it meant he was superior in a multitude of small tasks, all of which required strength, agility and practice. He was the best K.P., the best latrine digger, the best tent pitcher, the best truck loader, the best operations clerk, the best scout, the best chauffeur (I have seen him polishing his car at night with a flashlight), the best wireman and always the first to volunteer for any detail. The men were quick to recognize a superior and his relationship with them was the strongest I have ever seen in my service. All the men addressed him as Mr. Beavers and he became in effect the father to the whole company. In the evenings that were free he would hold forth in front of his tent before an admiring group of youngsters and talked of ‘ships and sealing wax; of cabbages and kings.’
When General Mundy took over the Brigade, one of the first things he asked was ‘How did Beavers make out? Could he take it?’
I told him he was ‘the toughest, most rugged man in the Company.’ Shortly after he was discharged to accept a Commission.
On October 21, 1940 he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the 186th Field Artillery, New York National Guard and was called into the Federal Service with that Regiment on January 27, 1941. Following training at Madison Barracks, New York and Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, the Regiment moved south, where it served as a Corps Artillery Regiment of the VI Corps, 1st Army. During the 1st Army Maneuvers in the fall of 1941 he was attached for temporary duty with the 1st Army Headquarters as Liaison Officer of the VI Corps. On a Saturday evening he checked into a hotel in the nearby town of Albemarle, North Carolina. On the morning of November 23, 1941 his orderly called him and found that Lieut. Colonel Beavers had died during the night. His funeral services and burial took place with full military honors on Wednesday, November 26, 1941, at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of George W. Beavers and Rose Cullen Beavers. On April 20, 1908 as George W. Beavers, he married Mildred Arden, daughter of Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden, at Manhattan in New York City. Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1922 Mildred Hunter Arden Beavers married William Hardy Blandy, son of Charles Blandy at the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. On August 23, 1921 as George Beavers, he married Suzette F. Gardner, daughter of Charles Davis and Ida Williams Davis at Luzerne, Pennsylvania. After his death Suzette Fellowes Davis Gardner Beavers remarried in 1947 to William Jed Wardall. She was previously married to James Edwin Gardener in 1911. They were the parents of two sons, James Edwin Gardner Jr. and Fellowes Davis Gardner.
George Beavers Jr. entered the Military Academy on June 15, 1903, with the Class of 1907 and graduated in the Class of 1908. He was a member for four years of each of the following teams: Football, Baseball, Track and for one year of the Hockey Team. He won his A in Football, Baseball and Track Record and at graduation was awarded the Army Athletic Association saber for all around excellence in athletics. Upon graduation on February 14, 1908, he was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd United States Cavalry. After a brief tour of duty as a member of the Tactical Department at the Military Academy he joined the 2nd Cavalry at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where he served with it until December 1909, when he went with that Regiment to the Philippine Islands. The next two and a half years were with the 2nd Cavalry, primarily in Jolo, Philippine Islands. He saw active service against the Moros in Davao in 1910 and in Jolo in 1911 and 1912. In May 1912 he took leave and returned to New York via Europe in company with two other officers. Shortly after his arrival in New York he resigned from the United States Army on October 21, 1912. On October 25, 1912, he enlisted as a private in Troop B, 2nd New York Cavalry and on January 15, 1913 he transferred to Seventh Regiment of New York Infantry. He served through the various non-commissioned grades and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of that Regiment. On July 15, 1916 the regiment was sent to the Mexican Border. While serving on the Border he was commissioned a Major in the 69th New York Regiment at McAllen, Texas. On November 27, 1916 when the 69th returned to New York he resigned his commission. In civilian life he worked in engineering, sales and finance. On December 15, 1939 he was elected President of the West Point Society of New York. He organized training and refresher courses for graduates of West Point who lived in the vicinity of New York City and who had resigned or retired from the service. At the age of 55 he tried to rejoin the Army without success. On August 2, 1940 he enlisted as a Private in Headquarters Battery, 71st Field Artillery Brigade, New York National Guard and after a rigid physical examination was accepted. On the day after his enlistment he departed for three weeks of First Army Maneuvers in northern New York state. The following is from a letter written by his Company Commander to a fellow officer:
Beavers was not under my command very long, but it was at one of the most important periods in the National Guard. Beavers was brought to me and presented as an ex-officer anxious to get back in the military service in view of the alarming world conditions at that time. Frankly, I was not impressed with the idea and viewed the whole thing with disfavor. I foresaw complications, having an ex-officer as an enlisted man. I told Beavers my policies in handling the Company and ended up with the statement that I would work his tail off the same as anyone else. He replied, ‘I ask no favors.’ I assured him he would receive none and turned him over to the First Sergeant to be signed up. The duties of enlisted personnel are numerous and diversified. Beavers worked at many jobs and everyone was superior. It was admitted by the entire company that he was the best private in it. By no means an empty honor! Truly remarkable in a man of his age, since it meant he was superior in a multitude of small tasks, all of which required strength, agility and practice. He was the best K.P., the best latrine digger, the best tent pitcher, the best truck loader, the best operations clerk, the best scout, the best chauffeur (I have seen him polishing his car at night with a flashlight), the best wireman and always the first to volunteer for any detail. The men were quick to recognize a superior and his relationship with them was the strongest I have ever seen in my service. All the men addressed him as Mr. Beavers and he became in effect the father to the whole company. In the evenings that were free he would hold forth in front of his tent before an admiring group of youngsters and talked of ‘ships and sealing wax; of cabbages and kings.’
When General Mundy took over the Brigade, one of the first things he asked was ‘How did Beavers make out? Could he take it?’
I told him he was ‘the toughest, most rugged man in the Company.’ Shortly after he was discharged to accept a Commission.
On October 21, 1940 he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the 186th Field Artillery, New York National Guard and was called into the Federal Service with that Regiment on January 27, 1941. Following training at Madison Barracks, New York and Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, the Regiment moved south, where it served as a Corps Artillery Regiment of the VI Corps, 1st Army. During the 1st Army Maneuvers in the fall of 1941 he was attached for temporary duty with the 1st Army Headquarters as Liaison Officer of the VI Corps. On a Saturday evening he checked into a hotel in the nearby town of Albemarle, North Carolina. On the morning of November 23, 1941 his orderly called him and found that Lieut. Colonel Beavers had died during the night. His funeral services and burial took place with full military honors on Wednesday, November 26, 1941, at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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