William Murray Black
William Black | |
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Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia | |
| In office March 2, 1897 – May 26, 1898 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Charles Frances Powell |
| Succeeded by | Lansing Hoskins Beach |
William Murray Black (December 8, 1855 – September 24, 1933) was a career officer in the United States Army, noted for his ability to organize and train young engineers.
Biography
Black, born in
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 William Murray Black, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Engineers, in planning and administering the engineer and military railway services during World War I.[3]
He retired October 31, 1919, and died in Washington, D.C., on September 24, 1933. He is buried at West Point Cemetery.
Legacy
The USS General W. M. Black (AP-135), launched July 1943, was named in his honor as was the dustpan dredge William M. Black.[4]
References
- ^ "DCPL: MLK: Washingtoniana Division: FAQs: DC Commissioners". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Davis 1998, p. 39.
- ^ "Valor awards for William Murray Black".
- ^ "WILLIAM M. BLACK - Encyclopedia Dubuque".
Bibliography
- Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, North Carolina: Pentland Press, Inc. pp. 38–39. ISBN 1-57197-088-6.
External links
This article contains public domain text from "Major General William Murray Black". Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2005.
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