Armstrong, George

George Armstrong was born 22 February 1884 in St. Louis, Michigan . He enlisted (1908) in the U.S. Army, serving in the regular army for eighteen years and in the Reserves for two, rising to the rank of major in the Military Police . For most of his army service during the period of this correspondence with Nell Floss Steel, later his wife, Nell Steel Armstrong, George Armstrong served with a Recruit Depot in the U.S. Army General Services Infantry, involved with training recruits .

Initially based in Columbus, Ohio, where he probably met his future wife, Nell Floss Steel, George Armstrong was transferred (1913) to the military training camp at Texas City, Texas, but also fulfilled assignments in Saginaw, Michigan (1913), St. Louis, Missouri (1913), and Vera Cruz, Mexico (April 1914). He also received training in El Paso, Texas (1914), before returning to Columbus, Ohio (1915).

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