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M.A.W. Shockley
M.A.W. Shockley (Major August W. Shockley) was a U.S. Army Medical Corps (United States Army), medical corps officer. He was a veteran of the Philippine–American War, and retired as a brigadier general. Military career appointments * Spanish–American War#US withdrawal, Havana, Cuba, 1899, during this assignment he treated soldiers with yellow fever * Philippine–American War, 1909 * Militia Act of 1903, Division of Militia Affairs, departed in August 1919 * Fort Leavenworth, arrived in 1919, Head of the Medical Department at the Army Service School * Fort Knox, Camp Knox, departed in September 1922 * William Beaumont Army Medical Center, appointed commander in September 1922 * Assistant Surgeon General of the Army, appointed in 1925, promoted to brigadier general in 1925 * Carlisle Barracks, retired from this position on 1 October 1936, commander, brigadier general M.A.W. Shockley was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789). See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 The oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed 14 June 1775 to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)—before the United States was established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals of the Continental Congress, Volume 27/ref> The United States Army considers itself to be a continuation of the Continental Army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
