Background
Ostrom, Charles Douglas Yelverton was born on April 26, 1890 in Alturas, California, United States. Son of Charles M. and Ivy D. (Hager) Ostrom.
Ostrom, Charles Douglas Yelverton was born on April 26, 1890 in Alturas, California, United States. Son of Charles M. and Ivy D. (Hager) Ostrom.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, 1912. Graduate Coast Artillery School, Battery Officers Course, 1921, Advanced Course, 1930, Command and General staff schedul, 1934, Army War College, 1939.
Enlisted as private California National Guard, January 20, 1910, advancing to captain, 1915. Second in command Lieutenant, Coast Artillery corpus, United States army, November 1916, and advanced through the grades to brigadier general, 1942. Served as major, Coast Artillery, World War I.
General Staff Corps, 1937-1938.
Member Sons American Revolution, Scabbard and Blade. Club: Army and Navy, Washington, District of Columbia.
Married Margaret B. Ross, September 22, 1917. Children: Charles Doctorate. Y., Thomas R. Began as civil engineer