Edwin Burr Babbitt

Edwin Burr Babbitt
Edwin Burr Babbitt
	Edwin Babbitt as a brigadier general in 1918
Born	July 26, 1862; New York City, U.S.
Died	December 9, 1939 (aged 77); Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1884–1924
Rank	Major general
Service number	0-888
Commands held	Panama Canal Division
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel; Second Battle of the Marne; Meuse-Argonne Offensive;
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal
Alma mater	United States Military Academy class of 1884

Edwin Burr Babbitt (July 26, 1862 – December 9, 1939) was a major general in the United States Army.

Biography

Babbitt was born on July 26, 1862, in New York City to Lawrence Sprague, a U.S. Army Colonel, and Fannie Babbitt.^[1] He was the son-in-law of Charles McDougall and brother-in-law of Thomas Mower McDougall.^[2]

Babbitt graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1884 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served as a brigade commander during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel during World War I. Awards he received include the Army Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services" in World War I; Officer, Legion d'Honour (France); Comendator, Order of the Sun of Peru (Peru) and Order of Abdon Calderón, First Class (Ecuador). He retired in 1924.

^ Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 21 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
^ ^a ^b Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 22 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
^ "ANC Explorer". ancexplorer.army.mil.

Bibliography

Davis, jr., Henry Blaine (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, North Carolina: Pentland Press,Inc. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-57197-088-6.