Helmick, Eli A. (Eli Alva), 1863-
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Eli Alvo Helmick (1863-1945), a native of Quaker Point, Ind., graduated from West Point in 1888. During his military career, he participated in the Wounded Knee Campaign; was inspector of the Rural Guard at Santiago, Cuba; participated in the campaign against the Moro Indians in the Philippines; served in the Inspector General's office in Chicago; commanded the 27th Infantry on border patrol in Mexico; was commander of the 5th Division in France (1918); and after World War I, was appointed Inspector General. He served as Inspector General until his retirement in 1927.
From the description of Eli A. Helmick papers, 1863-1935 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 657327835
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Subjects:
- Border security
- Military education
- Military inspectors general
- Spanish
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
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- Texas (as recorded)
- Cuba (as recorded)
- Mindanao Island (Philippines) (as recorded)
- Alaska (as recorded)
- Philippines (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
