Background
PETTIS, Charles Roberts was born on May 21, 1880 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Spencer and Ada C. (Roberts) Pettis.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
PETTIS, Charles Roberts was born on May 21, 1880 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Spencer and Ada C. (Roberts) Pettis.
University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts, 1899. United States Military Academy, 1904. Engineers School, 1909.
General Staff School, 1920. General Staff College, 1921. War College, 1921; Army Industrial College, 1925.
Assistant Chief Engineer Officer, Manila, Philippine Islands, 1905. Student Engineer School, Washington Barracks, District of Columbia, 1906. Land Defense Plans, Puget Sound, 1907.
Captain, 1911; Assistant Professor Mathematics, West Point, New York, 1911. Construction dam, Louisville, Kentucky., 1913. Commanding Company K. Engineers, Corregidor, Philippine Islands, 1915.
Major, Department Engineer, Manila, Philippine Islands, 1916. Militia Bureau, Washington, C., Lieutenant Colonel, 302 Engineers, 1917. Colonel 28 Engineers France, Brest.
Section Engineer, London. Commanding 306 Engineers, 1918. Major, 1920; Office Assistant Secretary War, Washington, District of Columbia, 1925.
Engineer Third Corps Area and District Engineer, Baltimore, Maryland, 1929. Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Second Engineers and Post of Fort Logan, Colorado, 1929.
Member: American Society Civil Engineers. Denver Chamber of Commerce. Sons of the American Revolution.
National. Geographical. Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
Spouse Mary Woolsey Garnsey, October 22, 1913, Memphis, Tennessee.