Background
Willcox, Cornelis De Witt was born on February 26, 1861 in Geneva, Switzerland. Son of Cyprian Porter and Mary Frances. (Smythe) Willcox.
Willcox, Cornelis De Witt was born on February 26, 1861 in Geneva, Switzerland. Son of Cyprian Porter and Mary Frances. (Smythe) Willcox.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia, 1880. Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1885. Graduated from the United States Artillery School, 1892.
University of Grenoble, France, 1913.
Commissioned Second lieutenant 2d Artillery, United States Army, June 14, 1885. Promoted through grades to major, June 25, 1907. Professor United States Military Academy, with rank of lieutenant colonel, September 28, 1910.
Promoted colonel, July 1, 1914. Retired, February 26, 1925. Captain a.a.g. United States Volumes, May 12, 1898-April 7, 1899.
Served in Santiago campaign, 1898. General staff corps, 1906-1910. On mission to Germany, 1907, to witness fall maneuvers of German Army.
Chief of military information division, Manila, 1908-1910. Serving with American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1918, as chief of America Military Mission at French General Headquarters.
Member Society of the Cincinnati in Georgia Officier d’Academie, Officier de la Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’Honneur, Croix de Guerre with palm, 1918 (France).
Spouse Mary Addison West, October 31, 1888, Washington, D.