John T. Axton | |
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.jpg) Axton in 1921 | |
| Birth name | John Thomas Axton |
| Born | July 28, 1870 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1934 (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1902–1928 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College (DD) |
John Thomas Axton (July 28, 1870 – July 20, 1934) was a colonel in the United States Army who served as the first chief of chaplains from 1920 to 1928.[1]
- ^ Hewes, James E. (1983). PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, 1900-1963. U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2010-07-09.