Background
Boatwright, Walter Putney was born on March 17, 1886 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Leake and Mary Alice (Putney) Boatwright.
Boatwright, Walter Putney was born on March 17, 1886 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Leake and Mary Alice (Putney) Boatwright.
Student Fork Union Military Academy, 1902-1903. Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1907. Student Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1915-1916, Coast Artillery School, 1914, Command and General staff schedul, 1925-1926.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, 1908. Promoted through grades to brigadier general, 1940. Served with Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919 (temporary major and lieutenant colonel), participating in battles of Aisne, Marne, Oise-Aisne, Argonne.
Commanding general, Frankford Arsenal. District chief New York Ordnance District. Commanding general, Office chief of Ordnance, Detroit.
Clubs: Army and Navy Country (Washington), Detroit. Retired from active service February 28, 1946.
Married Gladys Sweeting Curry, June 29, 1912. Children: Joan Dolores, Walter Putney.