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Home Town Washington, D.C.
Date of Passing Feb 03, 1919
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
MAJ. WHITSIDE DIES AT NEUERBURG POST
Officer, Prominent Here,
Succumbs to Attack of Pneumonia
Maj. Victor M. Whitside, of the 304th infantry, 89th division, who was cited for valor in the Argonne forest, and who was prominent in Washington, died of pneumonia on February 5 at Neuerburg, near Coblenz, Germany, where he was stationed with the army of occupation. A cablegram announcing his death was received by Col. Archibald Miller, his brother-in-law. The message stated that Col. Warren Whitside was with his brother when he died.
Maj. Whitside was a son of Gen. Whitside, who succeeded Gen. Leonard Wood as commander at Santiago in the Spanish war, and who died here in 1904. Maj. Whitside, who was in the army eleven years, went from Fort Myer to France last March. He was with his regiment at the front four months and was gassed several times.
Maj. Whitside was married to Miss Elizabeth Reeside, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Reeside, 1830 Nineteenth street northwest, in February, 1916.
Other Comments:
Hand written note from his brother, Col. Warren W. Whitside, for a telegram to his mother, Carrie Whitside, notifying her of the death of her youngest child, Victor, in Coblenz, Germany while serving with the occupation army following World War I.
Know you will be brave. The Lord in His inscrutible wisdom has taken Victor from us. He died today of pneumonia. He had every care and attention possible. He at no time realized that end was near. Died peacefully and without pain. Break news to Elizabeth and Madeline. Love and sympathy - Warren
Mexican Service Campaign (1911-1919)
From Month/Year
April / 1911
To Month/Year
June / 1919
Description The Mexican Service Medal is an award of the United States military which was established by General Orders of the United States War Department on December 12, 1917. The Mexican Service Medal recognizes those service members who performed military service against Mexican forces between the dates of April 12, 1911 and June 16, 1919.
To be awarded the Mexican Service Medal, a service member was required to perform military duty during the time period of eligibility and in one of the following military engagements.
Veracruz Expedition: April 21 to November 23, 1914
Punitive Expedition into Mexico: March 14, 1916 to February 7, 1917
Buena Vista, Mexico: December 1, 1917
San Bernardino Canyon, Mexico: December 26, 1917
La Grulla, Texas: January 8 – January 9, 1918
Pilares, Chihuahua: March 28, 1918
Nogales, Arizona: November 1–26, 1915, or August 27, 1918
El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: June 15 – June 16, 1919
The United States Navy issued the Mexican Service Medal to members of the Navy and Marines who participated in any of the above actions, as well as to service members who served aboard U.S. naval vessels patrolling Mexican waters between April 21 and November 26, 1914, or between March 14, 1916, and February 7, 1917.
The Mexican Service Medal was also awarded to any service member who was wounded or killed while participating in action any against hostile Mexican forces between April 12, 1911 and February 7, 1917.
Although a single decoration, both the Army and Navy issued two different versions of the Mexican Service Medal. The Army Mexican Service Medal displayed an engraving of a yucca plant, while the Navy version depicts the San Juan de Ulúa fortress in Veracruz harbor. Both medals displayed the annotation "1911 - 1917" on the bottom of the medal.
The Mexican Service Medal was a one time decoration and there were no service stars authorized for those who had participated in multiple engagements. For those Army members who had been cited for gallantry in combat, the Citation Star was authorized as a device to the Mexican Service Medal. There were no devices authorized for the Navy's version of the decoration.
A similar decoration, known as the Mexican Border Service Medal also existed for those who had performed support duty to Mexican combat expeditions from within the United States.