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词条 William Vance McMaken
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Military career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name = William Vance McMaken
|birth_date = {{birth date|1857|2|11}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1923|1|13|1857|2|11}}
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|birth_place = New York City, New York
|death_place = Toledo, Ohio
|placeofburial = Woodlawn Cemetery
|placeofburial_label = Place of burial
|allegiance = {{USA}}
|branch = United States Army
|serviceyears = 1880-1918
|rank = Major General
|unit = Ohio National Guard, 6th Ohio Infantry
|commands = Ohio National Guard, 74th Infantry Brigade, 16th Ohio Infantry
|battles = Spanish–American War, World War I
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Major General William Vance McMaken (February 11, 1857 – January 13, 1923) was a U.S. Army general.

Early life

William Vance McMaken was born February 11, 1857 in New York City, New York; his father was a native of Hamilton, Ohio and his mother was from West Winstead, Connecticut. His paternal grandfather was a veteran of the War of 1812 and his maternal ancestors served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. When he was about seven, his family moved to Toledo, Ohio where his father had been appointment postmaster by President Grant.[1][1]

Military career

McMaken entered the Ohio National Guard and was the captain of an infantry comoany for nineteen years, then became colonel of the 16th Ohio Infantry, which during the Spanish–American War was the Sixth Ohio Infantry. In 1899 he spent four months in Cuba and on December 5, 1899 he was promoted to a National Guard brigadier general and commanded the Ohio National Guard during a number of civil disturbances. On August 5, 1917, he was promoted to brigadier general (NA), and his 6th Ohio Infantry became the 147th Infantry Regiment. He commanded the 74th Infantry Brigade, part of the 37th Ohio Infantry Division, and served in Toledo, Ohio and Montgomery, Alabama.[1] After physical exams in December 1917 and January 1918, he was discharged due to physical disability on March 20, 1918.[2]

Personal life

On October 31, 1883, he married a former high school classmate, Georgie Dorr, daughter of the former mayor of Toledo; they had two daughters, Myra Dorr McMaken and Carrie Dorr McMaken.[1]

After being discharged, he lived in Toledo and worked as an internal revenue collector and custodian of the Toledo Federal Building. His home was at 2215 Scottswood Avenue. McMaken died of heart disease on January 13, 1923. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo.

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Davis, Jr.|first=Henry Blaine|title=Generals in Khaki|publisher=Pentland Press, Inc.|year= 1998|ISBN= 1571970886|oclc=40298151|page=262}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Davis, Jr.|first1=Henry Blaine|title=Generals in Khaki|date=1998|publisher=Pentland Press, Inc.|location=Raleigh, NC|isbn=1571970886|page=262}}

External links

  • {{Find a Grave| 116531347 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McMaken, William Vance}}

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