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Ewart G. Plank
Major general (United States), Major General Ewart Gladstone Plank (4 November 1897 – 2 September 1982) was a United States Army career officer who was a veteran of World War I and World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was ranked 44th in the class of 1920. He was commissioned in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, Coast Artillery Corps, but later transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Corps of Engineers. During World War II he commanded the ADSEC, Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC). Early life Ewart Gladstone Plank was born in Garden City, Missouri, on 4 November 1897, the son of Ulysses and Emma Plank Zeigler. He had an older sister, Elizabeth. The family moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where he entered the University of Kansas in 1915, and joined the Kansas National Guard. In 1917, he was called to active duty for World War I, and served in the ranks in France with the 137th Infantry Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden City, Missouri
Garden City is a city in southeast Cass County, Missouri, Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. History Garden City was platted in 1885, and so named on account of the fertile soil near the town site. A post office called Garden City has been in operation since 1875. The O'Bannon Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Geography Garden City is located along Missouri Route 35. The headwaters of Panther Creek (Walnut Creek tributary), Panther Creek arise just southeast of the location. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,629 people, with the median age being 36.5 and a median household income of $55,150. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Garden City, MO grew from 1,34 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
