Background
Lawton, Louis Bowen was born on March 13, 1872 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Wheeler and Mary (Vorhis) Lawton.
Lawton, Louis Bowen was born on March 13, 1872 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Wheeler and Mary (Vorhis) Lawton.
Preparatory ed’n at Owasco and Auburn, New York. Graduate West Point, 1893.
Appointed Second lieutenant June 12, 1893, First lieutenant April 26, 1898, 9th infantry. Captain, February 2, 1901, 26th infantry, United States of America. Major, January, 1903.
Served in battles of Santiago, Cuba. Guadalupe Ridge, Japote River, Calulut, Bamban and many minor engagements in Philippines. Battle of Tientsin, China (wounded), 1900.
Recommended for promotion in many battles. Awarded medal of honor for most distinguished gallantry” at Tientsin, China, July 13, 1900. Commandant Shattuck School, 1901.
Retired January, 1903, wounds. Address: Care War Department, Washington‡.
Married Auburn, New York, July 26, 1893, Theresa Emily Kelsey.