Devol circa 1915
Carroll Augustine Devol (April 17, 1859 - June 3, 1930) was a major general in the United States Army who took his own life in 1930.[1]
Biography[]
He was born on April 17, 1859 in Waterford, Ohio to Hiram Fosdick Devol (1831-1912) and Adelaide Amanda Dyar (1837-1860). He married Dora Scott Devol (1861-1950).
He was a second lieutenant for the 25th Infantry Regiment on September 1, 1879; first lieutenant on October 19, 1886; regimental quartermaster April 1, 1887 to April 19, 1891. In 1895 he was a professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Wisconsin.[2]
He was captain assistant quartermaster August 21, 1896; major quartermaster volunteers October 17, 1898; lieutenant colonel quartermaster assigned February 6, 1899 to March 2, 1899; honorable discharged from volunteers May 1, 1901; major quartermaster May 5, 1902. Chief quartermaster in 1903.[3]
He took his own life with a gunshot through his heart on June 3, 1930 at his home in Redwood City, California.[1][4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Major General Carroll A. Devol Dead". June 4, 1930. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3525006. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ↑ General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of the University of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin. 1907. p. 17. https://books.google.com/books?pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=Carroll+Augustine+Devol&sig=joxOkSbagQ5i-ULD1ConvIlXZKM&ei=c54oVcKqGfHLsATomYH4CQ&id=qsPOAAAAMAAJ&ots=TsYmAgv8PR&output=text.
- ↑ "The United Service". July 30, 1903. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03E2D91339E333A25753C3A9619C946297D6CF. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ↑ "Major General Devol Ends Life With Gun. Retired Army Officer Had Been Ill for Several Months in California Home". June 4, 1930. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A07E6DD1238E03ABC4C53DFB066838B629EDE. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
External links[]
- Carroll Augustine Devol at Find a Grave
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