Chase Wilmot Kennedy | |
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Born | Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | January 4, 1859
Died | November 23, 1936 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 77)
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1883–1922 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 0-44 |
Unit | U.S. Army Infantry Branch |
Commands | 23rd Infantry Regiment Camp Gettysburg 78th Division 85th Division Panama Canal Department 9th Coast Artillery District 9th Training Center |
Battles / wars | American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Lord Jewett (m. 1889-1936, his death) |
Chase Wilmot Kennedy (4 January 1859 – 23 November 1936) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and World War I, he attained the rank of major general and was most notable for his First World War command of first the 78th Division, and later the 85th Division.