Louis Chapin Covell
Louis Chapin Covell | |
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Brigadier general | |
Unit | Michigan Army National Guard |
Commands held | 126th Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Brigade, 32nd Division |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
Awards | Croix de Guerre |
Louis Chapin Covell (June 22, 1875 – August 26, 1952) was a United States army officer and business. He served in the Spanish–American War and World War I, and later worked for several automotive companies, including General Motors.
Early life
Covell was born on June 22, 1875, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Elliot Franklin Covell and Laura (Chapin) Covell. After graduating from Grand Rapids High School in 1893, he worked at the Macey Company as an advertising and sales manager. In 1915 he was the organizer and president of Covell-Hensen Company, an advertising and printing company.[1][2]
Military career
Covell enlisted in the
Later life and career
After returning to civilian life, Covell was a manager at the Reynolds Chrysler Company in Flint, Michigan, and later a sales executive at General Motors in Detroit. In retirement, he lived in Maryland, New York and Virginia.
Death and burial
Covell died in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on August 26, 1952.[4] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[5]
He was a member of the
Family
On 12 June 1906, Covell married Florence Holcomb Davidson (1879-1959).[6][7] They were the parents of three sons: George Davidson (1907-1980),[8] Louis Chapin (1909-2000),[9] and Robert Leonard (1915-1987).[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-57197-088-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-8379-3201-7.
- ^ Fisher, Ernest B. (1918). Grand Rapids and # County, Michigan: History and Account of Their Progress from First Settlement to the Present Time. R.O. Law Company.
- GenealogyBank.com.
- ^ Williamson, R. J. Colonel (August 29, 1952). "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, Entry for Louis C. Covell". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Entry for Florence Holcomb Davidson and Louis Chapin Covell". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. June 12, 1906. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014, Entry for Florence Holcomb Davidson Covell". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. April 28, 1959. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary, Louis C. Covell". Rappahannock Record. Kilamock, VA. October 5, 2000. p. B3 – via Virginia Chronicle: Library of Virginia.
- ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997, Entry for Robert Leonard Chapin". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. December 8, 1987. Retrieved August 5, 2020.