John Biddle (United States Army officer)

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John Biddle
Jay J. Morrow

superintendent of the United States Military Academy
.

Early life

Biddle was born in

New Jersey Supreme Court.[3]

His siblings were Dr. Andrew P. Biddle, First Lieutenant William S. Biddle Jr. and Eliza (Lily) Biddle, wife of Episcopal Bishop G. Mott Williams.[4]

Biddle was raised outside the United States until he was a teenager, and he attended schools in

second lieutenant's commission in the first choice of most top graduates, the Corps of Engineers
.

Military career

Brigadier General John Biddle and staff in charge of the railway regiments of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the light railway works at Boisleux-au-Mont, September 2, 1917

Biddle was commissioned an engineer. Biddle was in charge of river and harbor work at

Tasker Bliss was in London. In 1918 he was again sent overseas to take charge of American troops in Great Britain and Ireland.[6][8]

Death

Biddle died in

San Antonio, Texas after a long illness.[9]

His nephew

11th Constabulary Regiment in the German occupation.[11]

Awards and decorations

United Kingdom
United States

The citation for his Army DSM reads:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General John Biddle, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. In command of American troops in England, by his tact and diplomacy in handling intricate problems, General Biddle made possible the successful transshipment of many thousands of men to France. To his executive ability and efficient handling, control, and dispatch of casual troops through England is largely due.[12]

References

  1. ^ "DCPL: MLK: Washingtoniana Division: FAQs: DC Commissioners". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Owen Picton (May 2004). "Descendants of William Biddle III". Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Wheeler, William Ogden (1907). The Ogden Family In America: Elizabethtown Branch. Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott. pp. 254–255 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Robert B. Ross and George B. Catlyn (1898). Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City. p. 258.
  5. ^ fraternity records
  6. ^ a b "Col. Biddle To West Point". The New York Times. May 18, 1916. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  7. ISBN 0-8153-3353-6
    .
  8. ^ "Col. Biddle Going To Front" (PDF). The New York Times. June 3, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "Died. Major General John Biddle (retired)". Time. January 27, 1936. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  10. ^ Louis DiMarco, from text by James W. Cooke. "113th Cavalry Group". Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  11. ^ George F. Hofmann (October 2007). "Cold War Mounted Warriors: U.S. Constabulary in Occupied Germany". Armor Magazine. 116 (5). Fort Knox: 26–35. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Valor awards for John Biddle". Military Times.

Bibliography

  • Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. pp. 34–35.
    ISBN 1-57197-088-6
    .

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