The Eli and Charles Helmick papers, 1863-1950.

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The Eli and Charles Helmick papers, 1863-1950.

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Contains the following types of materials: autobiography, biography. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Spanish-American War -- Caribbean, Post War Cuban Occupation, Philippine Insurrection, World War I (WWI) -- Western Front. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: (Eli) 4th and 10th Infantry Regiments, 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, Inspector General's (IG's) Department; (Charles) V (5th) Corps Artillery, Deputy Military Governor, Korea, Chief Civil Affairs Officer, United States (U.S.) Army Forces, Korea. General description of the collection: Eli and Charles Helmick papers include general officer's memoirs describe Army life (1886-1927), includes duty in West (1881-1893), Cuba (1898-1901), War Post, war conditions, Philippines (1901-1903), Alaska (1906-908), experiences as inspector, also comments on Army training pre-WWI and WWI in France-Brest (1918-1919) organizing embarkation. Appointed the inspector general in 1921, and retired in 1927.

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Helmick, Charles G. (Charles Gardiner), 1892-1991

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Charles G. Helmick (1892-1991) was a Major General in the United States Army who served during World War I.Charles Gardiner Helmick (1892-1991) was born at Fort Sherman, Idaho, the son of Eli A. Helmick, who was an army officer. Charles Helmick entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1909. Shortly before graduation in 1913 he was found to be color blind. Since this disability precluded a naval career, Helmick was instead appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Field Artillery of the U.S. Army. He served in ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Helmick, Eli A. (Eli Alva), 1863-1945

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Eli Alva Helmick (1863-1945) was born in Quaker Point, Indiana. His father, Hiram T. Helmick, was a farmer and a self-taught country doctor. After Helmick's parents died of malaria in the later 1870s, he attended Kansas State Agricultural College (1880-1884) and graduated from West Point in 1888. While stationed at Fort Spokane, Washington, Helmick commanded a detachment of Indian Scouts and participated in the Wounded Knee Campaign (1890-1891). After serving guard duty at the World's Columbi...