Clement Alexander Finley Flagler | |
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 Flagler as a division commander in World War I | |
| Nickname(s) | Sioux |
| Born | August 17, 1867 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1922 (aged 54) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1889–1922 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 7th Engineer Regiment 5th Infantry Division Artillery III Corps Artillery 42nd (Rainbow) Infantry Division United States Army Engineer School |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Awards | Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre |
| Relations | Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler (1835–1899) (father) Brigadier General Clement Alexander Finley (maternal grandfather) Thomas D. Finley (first cousin) |
Clement Alexander Finley Flagler (August 17, 1867 – May 7, 1922) was a United States Army Major General who was noteworthy as regimental, brigade and division commander in World War I.
The son of Daniel Webster Flagler and grandson of Clement Alexander Finley, Clement Flagler graduated from Iowa's Griswold College in 1885 and the United States Military Academy in 1889. Commissioned as an Engineer officer, Flagler served on the West Point faculty and then carried out a series of Engineer assignments, with a specialty in rivers and harbors construction. He took part in the Spanish–American War and the Pancho Villa Expedition, and was a graduate of the Army War College.
During World War I, Flagler became a temporary major general and commanded the 7th Engineer Regiment, 5th Infantry Division Artillery, III Corps Artillery, and the 42nd (Rainbow) Infantry Division. He was a recipient of both the French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre in recognition of his wartime achievements.
After the war, Flagler reverted to his permanent rank of colonel, and resumed his career as an Engineer officer. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.