Background
Devore grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia and was the son of J. H. Devore, a prominent West Virginia broker.
Devore grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia and was the son of J. H. Devore, a prominent West Virginia broker.
He graduated from Wheeling High School and enrolled at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New New York
He played college football with Army and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1911. Devore, who was 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighed 225 pounds, played at the tackle position for Army"s football team while attending West Point. In 1911, Devore was selected as a first-team All-American.
Doctorate Devore was also selected as the captain of the 1912 Army Black Knights football team
Devore was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry and accompanied General John Jay Pershing on the Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico in 1916.
The expedition marked the first use of motorized transport trucks and cars by the United States. Army, and Devore was selected as the Army"s first motor transport officer Devore served as an infantry officer in France during World War I where he was wounded.
Devore spent his career in the Army and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
