Background
BUCBEE, Fred W. was born on December 7, 1875 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Geo. E. and Helen (Cooper) Bugbee.
BUCBEE, Fred W. was born on December 7, 1875 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Geo. E. and Helen (Cooper) Bugbee.
Infantry. School, Adv. Course; Command and General Staff School. Army War College.
Private Troop A, First United States Volunteer Cavalry, Roosevelts Rough Riders, 1898-October 1898. Second Lieutenant 40 United States Volunteer, 1899-1801. Second Lieutenant Infantry., 1901.
First Lieutenant, 1903. Cap!., 1911; Major temporary, 1917. Lieutenant-Colonel, temporary, 1918.
Colonel, National. Army, 1918-1920. Major, Regl. Army, 1919. Lieutenant Colonel, R.A., 1920.
Colonel, R.A., 1928; Executive Officer, Camp Meade, Maryland, 1918. Colonel, 31 Infantry., American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia, 1919-1920. Awarded certificates of merit for Distinguished Service at Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898, while serving as Private, Roosevelts Rough Riders.
First United States Volunteer Cav.
Member: Army of Santiago. Carabao; American Legion. Mason. Clubs: Army Navy & Marine Corps Country (Washington, D. C.).
Spouse Grace Cornell, October 14, 1899, Bonner Springs, Kansas.