Background
POPE, Francis Horton was born on May 7, 1876 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Son of John and Clara Pomeroy (Horton) Pope.
army officer brigadier general
POPE, Francis Horton was born on May 7, 1876 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Son of John and Clara Pomeroy (Horton) Pope.
United States Master of Arts, 1897; Army War College, 1924; Ecole de 1’ Intendance, Paris, 1914
C. Second Lieutenant, Second Cavalry, 1897. Served Campaign of Santiago de Cuba, 1898-1899. Mexico Punitive Exp., March-July 1916.
Ordered to France and served in American Expeditionary Forces as chief, Motor Transport Service and Deputy Chief, Motor Transportation Corps, 1917-1919. Lieutenant Colonel (temporary), 1917. Colonel (temporary), 1917-1920.
Assistant Chief, M.T. Corps, Washington, 20. Lieutenant Colonel, Cavalry, Regular Army, June 1920. Colonel, Cavalry, July 1920.
Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, August 1920. In office Quartermaster General, in charge of Motor Transportation and Executive Officer, Transportation Service, 1920-1923. Chief Quartermaster, fifth Corps Area, Columbus, Ohio, 26.
Chief, Administrative Service, office Q.M.G., 1926-1927. Brigadier General, Quartermaster Corps, in charge of Transportation Service, since 1927.
Member Military Order World War, Society Army of Santiago de Cuba, Society Moro Campaigns, Military Order Loyal Legion, American Legion. Clubs: Army and Navy, Chevy Chase.
Spouse Blanche Wilson Hampson, September 1924, Washington, D.