LC control no. | no2013035154 |
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Personal name heading | Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1884-1941 |
Special note | Do not confuse with his father, Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914, who was a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. |
Found in | Annual report of ... United States Army commanding the Division of the Philippines, 1902: t.p. (Adna R. Chaffee) Arlington National Cemetery website, Mar. 26, 2013: Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. page (Major General Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr.; b. in Junction City, Kansas on Sept. 23, 1884; d. Aug. 22, 1941 in Boston, Mass.; son of Major General Adna Romanza Chaffee, Sr.; graduated from West Point in 1906; served in WWI; appointed commander of the U.S. Army armored force in June 1940 and was responsible for integrating all branches of the Army into mechanized warfare and played a major role in developing and fielding the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions) |