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Birth	:	3 Jul 1866 Holden, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	18 Nov 1931 Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys, Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5327988, -84.3953018
Plot	:	Section V, Lot 38
Description	:	Vernon A. Caldwell was born July 3, 1866 in Missouri, son of William Wesley and Hannah Snorf Caldwell. He moved from Missouri to Marion, Indiana from where he received his appointment to the United Sates Military Academy which he entered July 1, 1886. General Caldwell entered the military service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1886; graduated and was appointed a 2nd Lt., 25th Infantry, June 12, 1890; promoted to 1st Lt., June 7, 1897; Captain, January 15, 1900; Major, June 6, 1911; and Lt. Colonel, July 19, 1916. He served... Read More	Vernon A. Caldwell was born July 3, 1866 in Missouri, son of William Wesley and Hannah Snorf Caldwell. He moved from Missouri to Marion, Indiana from where he received his appointment to the United Sates Military Academy which he entered July 1, 1886. General Caldwell entered the military service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1886; graduated and was appointed a 2nd Lt., 25th Infantry, June 12, 1890; promoted to 1st Lt., June 7, 1897; Captain, January 15, 1900; Major, June 6, 1911; and Lt. Colonel, July 19, 1916. He served as a colonel in the regular army from August 5, 1917, to October 24, 1917 and as colonel of Infantry, national army, from October 25, 1917 to October 17, 1918, when he accepted appointment as Brigadier General of the United States Army. He was honorably discharged from his commission of brigadier general on May 15, 1919 and retired on October 1, 1919 after 30 years of service. He was first assigned as a 2nd Lt. to the 25th Infantry at Fort Missoula, Montana, and than attended the infantry-cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating in 1897. During the Spanish-American war he served with his regiment in Cuba throughout the Santiago Campaign, participating in the battle of El Caney and San Juan, July 1-3, 1898, and in the subsequent operations culminating in the surrender of Santiago. He was in the Philippine Islands during the Insurrection, taking part in a number of engagements with the insurgents in 1899 and 1900, and later served two more tours of duty in the Philippine Islands. In addition to duty with troops at various stations, in the United States, he was professor of military science and tactics at the New Hampshire college of agriculture and mechanical arts, and at the Oregon agriculture college. He also served in Alaska, Hawaii and in France and Belgium during World War 1. While serving in France he commanded the 365th Infantry, the 58th Infantry Brigade and the 182nd Infantry brigade. He returned to the United States on April 1, 1919, and at his retirement became a student officer at the army service schools, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After his retirement, he was recalled to active duty and served from May 13, 1921 to June 30, 1922, as professor of military science and tactics, Montana State college of agriculture and mechanical arts. General Caldwell was awarded the Silver Star Citation by the War Department for gallantry in action during the attack against the Spanish forces at El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898. He was also awarded the Spanish Campaign medal, the Philippine Campaign medal, the Cuban Occupation Campaign medal, the Indian Wars Campaign medal, the World War 1 Victory medal with Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Defensive Sector battle clasps, the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Italian Croce de Guerra.

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BG Vernon Avondale Caldwell's memorial is located at: Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys, Auglaize County, USA.
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BG Vernon Avondale Caldwell death on 18 Nov 1931 in Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 40.5327988
Longitude: -84.3953018

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Luella “Lulu” Noble Caldwell

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