James Taggart Kerr | |
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![]() J.T. Kerr as brigadier general in Washington D.C., 1919 | |
Born | Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. | April 22, 1859
Died | April 13, 1949 89) Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged
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Years of service | 1881-1922 |
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Service number | 0-61 |
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James Taggart Kerr (April 22, 1859 – April 13, 1949) was an American brigadier general, who served with the U.S. Army. Kerr received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service with the Adjutant General's Department and 2 Silver Stars.
James Kerr was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, in 1859. [1]
Graduating from West Point in 1881, Kerr was assigned to frontier duty with the 17th Infantry until 1888. [1] He participated in the Ghost Dance War in 1890-1891 [1] and was later an honor graduate of the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth in 1897. [2]
Kerr saw action in Cuba during the Spanish–American War, and received a Silver Star Commendation for his actions before being transferred to the Sanitary Corps. [1] [3]
Shortly after his assignment to the Sanitary Corps in Cuba, Kerr was sent to the Philippines to take part in the suppression of the Philippine rebels, for which he received a second Silver Star. [1] [3]
Kerr had initially retired in August 1914 due to physical disabilities contracted earlier in his career, [1] but was recalled to active duty in 1917 following the U.S. entry into the First World War. [4] During the First World War, Kerr served in the Adjutant General's Department until the end of the war, and was Assistant Adjutant General from 1920 until his retirement in 1922. [1] He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for his service with the Adjutant General's Department. [4] [3]
James Taggart Kerr passed away on 13 April 1949, aged eighty-nine. [1] He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. [5]
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