Name Edwin Babbitt | ||
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Died 1939, Santa Barbara, California, United States Education United States Military Academy | ||
Major general edwin burr babbitt and other officers pose in front of us fourth in hd stock footage
Edwin Burr Babbitt (July 26, 1862 – December 9, 1939) was a Major General in the United States Army.
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- Major general edwin burr babbitt and other officers pose in front of us fourth in hd stock footage
- Biography
- Career
- References
Biography
Babbitt was born on July 26, 1862 in New York City to Lawrence, a U.S. Army Colonel, and Fannie Babbitt. He was the son-in-law of Charles McDougall and brother-in-law of Thomas Mower McDougall. Babbitt died on December 9, 1939 in Santa Barbara, California. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Career
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.