Background
WOODRUFF, James Albert was born on June 19, 1877 in Fort Shaw, Montana, United States. Son of Charles Albert and Louise Virginia (Duff) Woodruff.
colonel Corps of Engineers United States Army
WOODRUFF, James Albert was born on June 19, 1877 in Fort Shaw, Montana, United States. Son of Charles Albert and Louise Virginia (Duff) Woodruff.
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1899. Army Service Schools.
Y. Second Lieutenant, Continuing Education, 1899. First Lieutenant, 1901. Captain, Continuing Education, 1904.
Instructor. of Engineering. Staff College, 1907-1910. In charge Vicksburg, Mississippi, Engineer District, 1910-1913.
Major, Continuing Education, 1912. Assistant, to Chief of Engineers, Washington, District of Columbia, 1913-1916. Army War College, 1916-1917.
Lieutenant Colonel, Continuing Education, 1917. With American Expeditionary Forces, France, commanding 13 and 20 Engineers Forestry and Deputy Director, Construction and Forestry, 1917-1919. Colonel Engineers, N.A.
1917; honorary discharged, 1919. Colonel, Continuing Education, 1921. Commandant, 1921-1924.
General Staff Corps, 1924-1927. Chief of Staff. Panama Canal Department, 27. In charge second New York and Porto Rico Engineer Dists., 1927-1928.
Director, Command and General Staff School, since 1928.
Club: Army and Navy (Washington, O.).
Spouse Margarett Worth Hubbell, October 8, 1904, Governor’s Is., N.