Years of service 1893-1933 | Name Meriwether Walker Rank Brigadier General | |
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Born September 30, 1869
Lynchburg, Virginia ( 1869-09-30 ) Commands held Governor of the Panama Canal Zone Battles/wars Pancho Villa Expedition
World War I Died July 29, 1947, Massachusetts, United States Education United States Military Academy Awards Distinguished Service Medal Battles and wars Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I | ||
Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army | ||
Meriwether Lewis Walker (September 30, 1869 – July 29, 1947) was an officer in the United States Army with the rank of Brigadier General, who served as a Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928.
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Biography
Walker was born on September 30, 1869 in Lynchburg, Virginia as the son of Thomas Lidsay and Catherine Dabney Walker.
He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated from this institution in the summer of 1893. He was also commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
He served as a director of the Army Field Engineering School from 1912 to 1914. He served as chief engineer of Punitive Expeditions into Mexico from 1916 to 1917. He was chief engineer of American Expeditionary Forces from August 1918 to August 1919. He was chief maintenance engineer of the Panama Canal from 1921 to 1924. He served as Panama Canal Zone Governor from 1924 to 1928.
He died on July 29, 1947.
Decorations
Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General Walker: