Background
Meloney, William Brown was born on June 6, 1878 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of James and Adelaide (Jackman) Meloney.
Meloney, William Brown was born on June 6, 1878 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of James and Adelaide (Jackman) Meloney.
Education public and private schools. Special student United States history, University of California, 1901.
1 son, William Brown. On staff San Francisco Chronicle, 1896-1897, Examiner, 1897-1899, Bulletin, 1899-1901. Reporter, staff correspondent and day city editor, New York World, 1901-1908. Contributing editor Butterick Public Company, 1919-1921.
On editorial staff New York Tribune, 1921.
Executive secretary mayor of New York, 1910-1911. Attended Plattsburg Military Training Camp, 1915, 16, O.R.T.C., Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1917.
Commissioned captain Field Artillery, August 3, 1917. Major, December 31, 1917.
Served in England and France with 81st and 6th divisions, August 1918-March 1919.
Participated Meuse-Argonne offensive, October 26-November 11, as commanding officer 6th Ammunition Train. Honorary discharged, March 15, 1919. Major Field Artillery O.R.C. United States of America, May 5, 1923.
Lieutenant colonel Field Artillery, April 1, 1925.
Author: The Girl of the Golden Gate, 1913. The Heritage of Tyre, 1916.
Where Do We Go From Here?, 1919. Graft (4-act play, produced Philadelphia, 1911).
Knave of Hearts (1-act, produced New York, 1912).
Lived at New York, New New York
Married Marie Mattingly, editor, June 6, 1904.