Background
Ovenshine, Alexander Thompson was born on June 25, 1873 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel and Sallie Yeatman (Thompson) Ovenshine.
Ovenshine, Alexander Thompson was born on June 25, 1873 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel and Sallie Yeatman (Thompson) Ovenshine.
Student Infantry and Cavalry School, 1907, Army Signal School, 1908.
Enlisted in private 21st Infantry, United States Army, 1894. Second in command Lieutenant, 1897. Advanced through grades to brigadier general, 1933.
Retired, June 30, 1937.
Club: Army and Navy Country (Arlington, Virginia).
Married Mary Louise Powell, December 24, 1898. Children: Richard Powell, Eugene Samuel, Mary Louise.