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United States Army generals1866 births1949 deathsUnited States Military Academy alumniPeople from Pennsylvania


World War IKemblesville, PennsylvaniaUnited States Military AcademyFort Assinniboine, MontanaFort LeavenworthPresbyterianLetterman General HospitalSan Francisco
















Robert Walter Mearns
Born
(1866-07-16)July 16, 1866
Kemblesville, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 23, 1949(1949-05-23) (aged 82)
San Francisco
Allegiance
 United States
Service/branch
United States Army seal United States Army
Rank
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General
Battles/wars
Spanish–American War, World War I

Major General Robert Walter Mearns (July 16, 1866 – May 23, 1949) was a U.S. Army general during World War I.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Military career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 References




Early life


Robert Walter Mearns was born on July 16, 1866, in Kemblesville, Pennsylvania, to Andrew James Mearns, a farmer, and Martha Kennedy Mearns. He attended the West Chester State Teachers College, then entered the United States Military Academy and graduated number sixty-one of sixty-two in the class of 1892.[1]



Military career


He was commissioned in the 20th Infantry on duty at Fort Assinniboine, Montana, and later, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.


Mearns was promoted to major and commanded the Philippine Scouts from February 28, 1905, to December 8, 1909.[2]



Personal life


Mearns married Ethel Janet Brown on June 5, 1913. Together they had three sons, Robert, Fillmore and James. He was a Presbyterian and enjoyed riding horses, golfing and motoring. Mearns died at the age of eight-two at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco on May 23, 1949.[1]



References




  1. ^ ab Davis, Jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc. p. 267. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Cullum, George Washington; Singleton, Edward. Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military ... Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. p. 651. Retrieved 19 April 2017.








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