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Yale College 161
1918 (took part in Battle of San Jose, Mexico, December 29, 1917), stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1919-20, Fort Des Moines and Camp
Dodge, Iowa, 1919-21, Fort Stotsenburg and Fort Mills, Philippine
Islands, 1922-23; with Troop A, 8th Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1924-28,
Brooks Field 1928, and Fort Brown 1929; detailed as senior inspector instructor 112th Cavalry, National Guard, Dallas, Texas, 1930-34, assistant
to assistant chief of staff for Military Intelligence Headquarters, Second
Corps Area, Governors Island, N.Y., 1934-39, assigned to historical section, Army War College, Washington, 1939-40, military attache American Embassy, Bogota, Colombia, 1940-42; plans and training officer Cavalry School, Fort Riley, 1942; on general staff duty Miami Beach, Fla, and
Caribbean Command Headquarters, Panama, Canal Zone, 1942-44, member Military Order of the World War, New York Society of Military and
Naval Officers of the World War, and Congregational Church, Harwin-
ton, Conn.
Married May 4, 1918, in New Haven, Conn., Margaret Louise Boyer
(Univ. Chicago ^-'13; New York Univ. 1935-36), daughter of Frederick
Nathan and Sarah Ann (Wiley) Boyer.
Death due to a heart attack. Buried in The Mihtary Cemetery, Corozal,
Canal Zone. Survived by wife and a sister, Dons Mabel Strong (Mus B.
Yale 1928).
Oliver Wade Spencer, B.A. 1917.
Born December 19, 1891, in St. Louis, Mo.
Died June 18, 1944, in White Plains, N.Y.
Father, Selden P. Spencer, '84. Mother, Susan Mary (Brookes) Spencer
Yale relatives include a great-grandfather, Samuel S. Spencer (B.A 1848).
Central High and University schools, St. Louis. Apollo Glee Club Junior
year; member Beta Theta Pi.
Enhste4 as private, Infantry, June 14, 1917, commissioned Second Lieutenant direct, 5th Missouri Infantry National Guard (later federalized as
138th Infantry, 35th Division), Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, June 20, 1917;
promoted First Lieutenant January 12, 1918, and Captain October 30,
1918; grenade instructor Company I; transferred to Company H, 138th
Infantry, Camp Doniphan, February 1, 1918, overseas May 2, 1918—
February 24,1919; in action in Vosges and Verdun sectors, attended Army
Line School at Langres; in charge battalion in Argonne, made Regimental
Operations Officer October 25, 1918; shghdy gassed at Verdun November 5; received citation from General Pershing, awarded Croix de Guerre
with silver star July 6, 1918; in Casualty Division, Adjutant General's
Office, Washington, March-May, 1919; discharged May 10, 1919, associ-
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| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 161 |
| Transcript | Yale College 161 1918 (took part in Battle of San Jose, Mexico, December 29, 1917), stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1919-20, Fort Des Moines and Camp Dodge, Iowa, 1919-21, Fort Stotsenburg and Fort Mills, Philippine Islands, 1922-23; with Troop A, 8th Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1924-28, Brooks Field 1928, and Fort Brown 1929; detailed as senior inspector instructor 112th Cavalry, National Guard, Dallas, Texas, 1930-34, assistant to assistant chief of staff for Military Intelligence Headquarters, Second Corps Area, Governors Island, N.Y., 1934-39, assigned to historical section, Army War College, Washington, 1939-40, military attache American Embassy, Bogota, Colombia, 1940-42; plans and training officer Cavalry School, Fort Riley, 1942; on general staff duty Miami Beach, Fla, and Caribbean Command Headquarters, Panama, Canal Zone, 1942-44, member Military Order of the World War, New York Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World War, and Congregational Church, Harwin- ton, Conn. Married May 4, 1918, in New Haven, Conn., Margaret Louise Boyer (Univ. Chicago ^-'13; New York Univ. 1935-36), daughter of Frederick Nathan and Sarah Ann (Wiley) Boyer. Death due to a heart attack. Buried in The Mihtary Cemetery, Corozal, Canal Zone. Survived by wife and a sister, Dons Mabel Strong (Mus B. Yale 1928). Oliver Wade Spencer, B.A. 1917. Born December 19, 1891, in St. Louis, Mo. Died June 18, 1944, in White Plains, N.Y. Father, Selden P. Spencer, '84. Mother, Susan Mary (Brookes) Spencer Yale relatives include a great-grandfather, Samuel S. Spencer (B.A 1848). Central High and University schools, St. Louis. Apollo Glee Club Junior year; member Beta Theta Pi. Enhste4 as private, Infantry, June 14, 1917, commissioned Second Lieutenant direct, 5th Missouri Infantry National Guard (later federalized as 138th Infantry, 35th Division), Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, June 20, 1917; promoted First Lieutenant January 12, 1918, and Captain October 30, 1918; grenade instructor Company I; transferred to Company H, 138th Infantry, Camp Doniphan, February 1, 1918, overseas May 2, 1918— February 24,1919; in action in Vosges and Verdun sectors, attended Army Line School at Langres; in charge battalion in Argonne, made Regimental Operations Officer October 25, 1918; shghdy gassed at Verdun November 5; received citation from General Pershing, awarded Croix de Guerre with silver star July 6, 1918; in Casualty Division, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, March-May, 1919; discharged May 10, 1919, associ- \> |
