Cameron, George Hamilton, MG

Deceased

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Last Rank
Major General

Last Service Branch
Cavalry

Primary Unit
1921-1924, 76th Infantry Division

Service Years
1883 - 1924

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Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1861

This Military Service Page was created/owned by the Site Administrator to remember Cameron, George Hamilton, MG USA(Ret).

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Home Town Ottawa, Illinois	Last Address Staunton, Virginia

Date of Passing Jan 28, 1944
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 6 Grave 5700

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Major General George Hamilton Cameron

Born January 8, 1861

Died January 28, 1944

Second Lieutenant 1883

First Lieutenant 1891

Captain 1899

Major 1909

Lieutenant Colonel 1914

Brigadier General (National Army) 1917

Major General (National Army) 1917

Colonel, United States Army 1919

Served with 7th Cavalry Regiment 1883-91

Served with 4th Cavalry Regiment 1891-.

Instructor, U. S. Military Academy 1888-95

Secretary, School of Application, Cavalry & Field Artillery, Ft. Riley 1901-06

Secretary & Assistant Commandant, Mounted Service School 1907-10

Served in the Philippines 1910-12 With the 12th U. S. Cavalry Regiment

Commander, Big Bend District, Texas 1913

Student, Army War College 1913-14

Director, Army War College 1914-16

Commanding Officer, 5th Cavalry Regiment 1916-17

Commanding Officer, 3rd Brigade, Provisional Cavalry Division 1917

Commanding Officer, 25th Cavalry Regiment 1917

Commanding General, 78th Infantry Brigade 1917

Commanding General, 40th Division 1917-18

Commanding General, V US. Corps 1918

Commander, Camp Gordon 1918-19

Commandant, Cavalry School 1919-21

Chief of Staff, 76th Division (Reserve) 1921-24

Retired 1924

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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.