Letter to Col. Robertson, 1901 June 18.
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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942
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Cornelius Vanderbilt III (b. September 5, 1873, New York City, NY-d. March 1, 1942, Miami Beach, FL). Educated at Yale (AB 1895, PhB 1898, ME 1899). Vanderbilt worked for Illinois Central Railroad. In 1901, he was made a Second Lieutenant in the Twelfth Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard and remained a member of the military for 33 years. Fought in the border wars with Mexico in 1916, and in World War I served overseas as commander of the 102nd Engineers. Rising through the ranks t...
