Background
RUSSELL, George Moor was born on April 28, 1878 in Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Cavalry
RUSSELL, George Moor was born on April 28, 1878 in Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States.
Plymouth High School, 1895. Holderness School, 1 year. United States Military Academy, 1901.
Second Lieutenant, 14 Cavalry, 1901. Colonel, Field Artillery, United States Army, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Cavalry, since 1920.
Assistant Professor, French, United States Military Academy, 1915-1917. Sailed for France with advanced party, 32 Division., 1918. Assistant, to Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, first Army Corps, 1918.
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, 5 Army Corps, 1918. Served, Defensive Sector, Vosges Mts., St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne operations. Awarded, Distinguished Service Medal.
(United States), Chevalier Legion of Honor (French), Order of Louisiana Solidaridad (Panama). Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, first Army, 1919. Chief, Visitors Bureau., third Army, Coblenz, 1919.
Chief, American Mission, Allied Supply, Lamorlaye, France, and Wiesbaden, Germany, Military Attache, Mexico, 1923-1926. A.C. of S., G-3, 7 Corps Area, Omaha, Nebraska, since 1928. Coauthor: At West Point (District of Columbia Heath and Company), 1918.
Spouse Mabel Egerton Parran, February 10, 1927, Baltimore, Maryland.