Background
SMITH, Clarke Stull was born on January 9, 1877 in Greenville, 111. Son of William Singleton and Elizabeth White (Greathouse) Smith.
SMITH, Clarke Stull was born on January 9, 1877 in Greenville, 111. Son of William Singleton and Elizabeth White (Greathouse) Smith.
P.S.; University S.M.A., 1898. Engineer School of Application, United States Army, 1901.
Louis, Missouri Second Lieutenant Engineer Corps, United States Army, 1898. Served with Battalion of Engineers Willets Point, New York, 1898, commanding Company D, July-October 1898. At New Orleans as Assistant, to United States District Engineer for rivers, harbors, 1898-1899.
With 3 Battalion of Engineers. Promoted First Lieutenant Engineers, 1900. At Washington District of Columbia, 1901-1903.
Philippine Islands Service, 05. Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Carter, United States A., 1903-1904. Promoted Captain Engineers, 1904.
Served at Iloilo, Philippine Islands, February-July 1904. Signal Officer Department of Visayas, Philippine Islands, March-July 1904. In command 3 Battalion Engineers Philippine Islands, 1904-1905, Company E, Second Battalion of Engineers, various parts of United States and Cuba, 1905-1907, Company G, in Cuba, June-Dee.
1907; Second Battalion of Engineers formed part of First Expn. Brigadier, Army of Cuban Pacification 1906-1907. In Charge Vicksburg, Mississippi River, harbor District, 3 District for improving Mississippi River, 1907-1910.
Promoted Major, Engineers, 1911. In Charge, river, harbor dists., Memphis, Tennessee, Vicksburg, Little Rock. 1911-1912; Secretary Mississippi River Commission, 1912-1917.
Promoted Lieutenant Colonel Engineers, 1917. In Charge St. Louis river, harbor District, June-August 1917. Colonel National. Army, 1917-1919.
Organized, trained, commanded 311 Engineers, 86 Division. in United States, France, 1917-1918. In command 305 Engineers, 80 Division., American Expeditionary Forces, 1918-1919. Returned from overseas service, 1919.
In Charge Buffalo, New York. river, harbor District, 1919-1920. Promoted Colonel Engineers, 1920. In command 7 Engineers, 5 Division., 1920-1921.
On duty with organized reserves at Fort McPherson, Georgia., August- September 1921. Chief of Staff 80 Division., O.R., Columbia, South Carolina, 1921-1923. 4 Corps Area, organized reserve officer, Atlanta, Georgia., 1923-1924.
Retired as United States Army Officer 1924.
Member, American Society of Continuing Education Club: Westport Beach (Los Angeles, California).
Spouse Orian Elizabeth Dyer, October 2, 1913, St.