Background
MYERS, John Twiggs was born on January 29, 1871 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Son of Quartermaster General A. C. and Marion Elizabeth (Twiggs) Myers.
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John Twiggs MYERS
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Education
United States.N.A., 1892. Naval War College, 1896-1905. Army War College, 1912.
Career
Served, Assistant Engineer United States Navy, 1894-1895. Transferred to United States Marine Corps as Second Lieutenant, 1895. Lieutenant Colonel, 1915.
Colonel. 1916; Brigadier General, (Temporary), 1918. Resumed rank Colonel, 1919. Appointed Brigadier General, since 1929.
Advanced 4 numbers in rank and brevetted Major, 1900, for service in command Legation Guard, Siege of Peking. Was on staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, during Great War. Active service Spanish War, Boxer Rebellion China, Philippine Insurrection, Expeditionary duty, Beirut.
Syria, Cuba, San Domingo.
Membership
Member: Military Order Dragon. Military Order Carabao: Military Order South America War. American Legion. Clubs: Army and Navy, (Washington, District of Columbia), Chevy Chase Country, (Washington, District of Columbia).
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country. (Washington, District of Columbia), San Mateo Polo, (San Mateo, California).
Connections
Spouse Alice G. Cutts, 1898, Mare Island Navy Yard.
