Sharpe, Henry G. (Henry Granville), 1858-1947

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Sharpe graduated from U.S. Military Academy as Captain in 1880; was with Army Commissary & Subsistence (1883); promoted to Major (1895), Lt. Colonel (1898). With Army of Occupation in Porto Rico (1898-99); promoted to Colonel (1901); Brigadier General (1905-13); Major General, Quartermaster Corps (1916); member of War Council (1917). In France with A.E.F. (June-Sept. 1919); Quartermaster General during World War I. Wrote many treatises on army procurement, supply, provisioning and rations.

From the description of The Henry Granville Sharpe papers, 1907-1933. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 22757664

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World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
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Birth 1858-04-30

Death 1947-07-13

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