Word: shannon
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Cambridge, Mass. May 8, 1917. Captain James A. Shannon, 11th Cavalry, is appointed summary court offices. C. CORDIER. Captain, U. S. Army, Commandant...
...battalions, and for the next half-hour the men were put through battalion maneuvers. At 5.30 the regiment formed across the field in line of battalions for retreat, and the impressive ceremony was performed without a hitch. Immediately afterwards the companies passed in review before Captains Cordier, Bowen, and Shannon, and then marched back to headquarters with the band...
Captain James A. Shannon, Cavalry, U. S. Army, Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics, is designated as Quartermaster and Ordnance Officer, in addition to his other duties. C. CORDIER. Captain, U. S. Army, Commandant. April...
...Captain Shannon also stated that he knew of no plans for the establishment of a cavalry unit here. "There are very considerable obstacles in the way of organizing such a unit. Besides getting the appropriations from the Government for the purchase and maintenance of horses, stables, etc., I know of no suitable grounds on which to drill. I do not believe that Soldiers Field could be utilized for cavalry drill because the horses would soon cut the ground to pieces...
Since graduation from West Point in 1903, Captain Shannon has seen about as much active service as any officer in the Army. He has served in the Philippines, and was in Mexico with the first troops and out with the last. As captain in the 11th Cavalry he formed part of Pershing's expeditionary force which went into Mexico after Villa. He was also in the engagement at Ojos Azules (Blue Springs), where the hottest fighting of the expedition took place...