Background
Greely, John Nesmith was born on June 6, 1885 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Adolphus Washington and Henrietta Hudson (Nesmith) Greely.
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John Nesmith Greely
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Educated Phillips Academy, Andover, 1901-1902. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1906. Graduate Field Artillery School, 1913.
Command and General staff schedul, 1932. Graduated from Army War College, 1936.
Career
1 son, John Chapman. Reporter, Boston Herald, 1905. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant United States Army, 1908, advanced through grades to major general, 1941. Representative United States Delaware to Preparatory Disarmament Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1928-1929.
Formerly chief of staff, Hawaiian Division, 1932-1935. Military attache Madrid, Spain, 1939-1940. Commanding Provisional Brigade, Washington, 1940-1941.
Commanding 2d Division Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1941. Chief military mission to Iran, 1941-1942. Military analyst, Office of Coordinator Inter-American Affairs, since 1943.
Special military observer Brazil, 1944, Italy, 1944.
Membership
Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington), Chevy Chase (Maryland).
Connections
Spouse Marian Chapman, December 24, 1920, Washington, D.
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Religion
Episcopalian