Background
MITCHELL, William Augustus was born on November 30, 1877 in Seale, Alabama, United States. Son of James Billingslea and Rebecca Stone (Ryan) Mitchell.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
MITCHELL, William Augustus was born on November 30, 1877 in Seale, Alabama, United States. Son of James Billingslea and Rebecca Stone (Ryan) Mitchell.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute., Auburn, Alabama, 1898. United States Military Academy, 1902. Engineer School of Application, Washington Barracks, District of Columbia, 1907.
Army Field Engineer School, Fort Leavenworth, 1913. Army Staff College, 1914. General Staff School.
Virginia. Second Lieutenant, Corporation of Engineers, United States Army, 1902. Moro War in Philippines, 1903. In Cuba with Army of Pacification, 1905.
Instructor. in Engineering and Military Art, West Point, 1907-1911. River and Harbor Work at Oswego, New York and Wheeling, W. Virginia. Designer of Dams of Canalization of Ohio River.
Recorder of Ohio River Board, 1912-1914. With Troops on Mexico Border, 1915. With American Expeditionary Forces as Colonel of Engineers, 1917-1919.
Four times recom mended for promotion to rank of Brigadier General Awarded three croix de guerre with palm. Officer of French legion of honor. Distinguished service medal.
Instructor. in Military Engineering, Fort Leavenworth, 1919-1922. Prof, of Engineering and Military Art. West Point, New York, since 1922.
On General Staff Eligible List, 1920.
Member, Society of Military Engineers Club: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
Spouse Margery Neave Brady, November 26, 1914, Wheeling, W.