Background
WHITFIELD, Robert was born on October 12, 1878 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert and Mary E. (Harris) Whitfield.
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Robert WHITFIELD
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Middle Georgia. Military and Agriculture College, 1897. Army Service Schools.
Career
Private and Sergeant, Company Third United States Volunteer Infantry., 1898-1899. Second Lieutenant, Third United States Volunteer Infantry., 1899. Second Lieutenant Infantry.
(Regular Army), 1899, First Lieutenant, 1901, Captain, 1911, Major, 1917, Lieutenant Colonel, 1920. Transferred to A.G.D., 1922. Colonel A.G.D. (Regular Army), since 1927.
Held various temp, grades up, to include Colonel during World War. On War Department General Staff, 1918-1922. Awarded: Distinguished Service Medal., during War.
Membership
Member: Masons; Elks. Shriners. Club: Sojourners, Chapter 10 (Columbus, Ohio).
Connections
Spouse Eugenie M. Butler, October 14, 1903, Little Rock, Arkansas.
