Background
Smith, Dan Morgan was born on October 2, 1873 in Orange, Virginia, United States. Son of Dan Morgan (Doctor of Medicine and DeLacy (Cave) S.
Smith, Dan Morgan was born on October 2, 1873 in Orange, Virginia, United States. Son of Dan Morgan (Doctor of Medicine and DeLacy (Cave) S.
Cadet Florida State College (now University of Florida), and under private teacher 6 years.
Admitted to bar, Florida, 1892, Georgia, 1897, Illinois, 1899, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1908. Democratic nominee for Congress, 3d Illinois District, 1902. Special assistant Corporate Counsel, City of Chicago, 1905-1906.
Judge advisory State of Illinois, 1914-1916.
Special assistant United State Attorneys, 1915-1916. Engaged in “gun running” for Cubans.
Lieutenant Florida National Guard, 1891-1898. First lieutenant 3d United States.V. during Spanish-American War.
Lieutenant, captain, major, Illinois National Guard, 1900-1917.
Served on Mexican border as captain Company Doctorate, 7th Illinois National Guard, 1916-1917. Enlisted as private, United States Army, 1917. Commissioned major infantry, September 15, 1917.
Assigned to 357th Infantry and sent to France.
Major commanding “Battalion of Death” (1st Battalion) 358 Infantry, 90th Division. Participated in Saint Mihiel drive, Faculty en Haye, Hill 350.4, Vilsey, Les Quatres Chemins, Les Huit Chemins, Prany, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun sector Argonne Forest.
Twice wounded. Promoted lieutenant colonel “for gallantry in action”.
Commissioned colonel of infantry, Roman Catholic, Army of the United States Graduate American Field Officers’ School, Langres, France.
Member South.R., Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Army Association of United States.
Married Frances McKinney, December 27, 1897.