Background
McILROY, James Garfield was born on November 21, 1881 in Irwin, Union Co. Ohio. Son of James Merriman and Susan (Kimball) Mcllroy
McILROY, James Garfield was born on November 21, 1881 in Irwin, Union Co. Ohio. Son of James Merriman and Susan (Kimball) Mcllroy
United States Military Academy. West Point. New York; Army General. Staff School, France; The Infantry. School, Georgia.; The Command and General. Sta: School, Kansas.
Author: Revised and published Chamberlain’s Japanese Grammar, 1924 1926, West Point, New York Cadet, United States Military Academy., 1900-1904; Second Lieut, with American Legation, Peking, China, 1904-1905; Language Officer, American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 11: Instructor., O. National. Guard, 1914-1916; commanded, Cleveland Grey’s Training Camp, Cleveland, O., 1916; Adj. Colored Officers Training Camp. Des Moines, la., 1917; Adj., 4 Division., Camp Green, North Carolina, 1917; Belfort Sector and Argonne Offensive, 1918. Served as Adv. H.Q., Germany, 1919; commandant, Motor School, Camp Jessup, Georgia., 1920; duty with Intelligence Section, General. Sta, AVash., District of Columbia, 1924-1926; duty with 11 Infantry., Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana., 29; Military Attache, Tokyo, Japan, since 1929
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