Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Charles Whittlesey.

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Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Charles Whittlesey.

1917-1948

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (August 15, 1917-June 2, 1948).

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SNAC Resource ID: 11623210

National Archives at St. Louis

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Whittlesey, Charles White, 1884-1921

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Charles White Whittlesey, also known as Galloping Charlie, (born January 20, 1884; disappeared November 26, 1921) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the "Lost Battalion" in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I. On November 26, 1921, he committed suicide by drowning on route to Havana at age 37....