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1929 letter about death of Colonel Daniel Frank Craig from Fort Hoyle Maryland

Description: 5.75 x 6.75" 4-pagesreads in part:my dear Drinkwater - The passing of Col. Craig was a severe blow to me. ... Dan was one of the best friends I had in the army and one whose unselfish loyalty could always be counted on in this day .... If there is such a thing as a future world I'm sure that Dan Craig is there ... I wish the Brigade could buy that house at Shelter Harbor for a place of reunion and then let Mrs. Craig live in it ... We live in an attractive place looking out over the water of Gunpowder River ... I do not know the "Drinkwater" to whom it is written, I can't read the signature of the writer. but apparently they both served in Brigade together because he speaks of a reunion Jsb 266 about Daniel Frank Craig from Wikipedia: On 18 May 1898 Craig became first lieutenant of the 20th Kansas Infantry, advancing to captain the following year. Not long after being honorably discharged on 12 June 1899, he was recommissioned as captain of the 36th United States Volunteer Infantry, where he served until being honorably mustered out on 16 March 1901. Craig was commissioned second lieutenant of the Artillery Corps on 8 May 1901, promoted to first lieutenant on 28 July 1903 and again promoted to captain, this time of the Fourth Field Artillery Brigade, on 25 Jan 1907. During this time Craig served in the Philippines between 1898 and 1901 and 1904–1907. Craig later served in Mexico at Veracruz (1914) and in the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa (1916). After serving in Mexico, Craig became part of the General Staff Corps on 25 Nov 1916, acting as chief of staff of the 12th Infantry Division until becoming the assistant chief of staff of the Southern Department on 24 March 1917. He later become part of the War College Division as General Staff in Washington, D.C., from April to June 1917, during which he was promoted to major on 15 May 1917. In August 1917 he went to France as a colonel in the National Army. During World War I, Craig served as a commanding officer of various artillery brigades, ultimately becoming brigadier general in October 1918. He commanded the 302nd Field Artillery Regiment, 151st Brigade, 76th Division and the 157th Field Artillery Brigade in 1918 and later the 158th, 2nd and 5th Field Artillery Brigades in 1919. For his service during the war, Craig received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and a French Silver Plaque.

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Location: Arlington, Massachusetts

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