Albert Decatur Kniskern

Albert Decatur Kniskern (December 2, 1861 – November 19, 1930) attended the United States Military Academy and was a brigadier general during World War I.[1]

Albert Decatur Kniskern
Black and white neck and shoulders photo of Albert D. Kniskern looking slightly left
From the November 1918 issue of The Inland Printer magazine
Born(1861-12-02)December 2, 1861
Monee, Illinois
DiedNovember 19, 1930(1930-11-19) (aged 68)
Villa Park, Illinois
Buried
Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Michigan
AllegianceUnited States
ServiceUnited States Army
Years of service1886–1887, 1891–1919
RankBrigadier General
Service number0-13385[1]
UnitU.S. Army Infantry Branch
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
Commands heldChief Commissary of Subsistence, Mobile Depot
Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Miami Depot
Chief Commissary of Subsistence, St. Louis Depot
Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Fort Sheridan
Chicago Quartermaster Depot
WarsSpanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal[2]
Spouse(s)Estelle A. Wheeler (m. 1886–1930, his death)
Children2

Early life

Albert D. Kniskern was born in Monee, Illinois on December 2, 1861, the son of Philip W. Kniskern and Cornelia Louisa (Goodenow) Kniskern. Kniskern's surname was originally "Niskern"; he changed it to "Kniskern" in 1904.[1] He graduated from Hastings High School in Hastings, Michigan in 1882, then began attendance at the United States Military Academy (West Point). He graduated 25th of 77 in the class of 1886.[2]

Awards

Kniskern was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service, the citation for which reads:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Albert Decatur Kniskern, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, in the organization and development of the Supply System in the General Supply Depot, Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Family

On July 1, 1886, Kniskern married Estelle A. (Wheeler) Kniskern.[1] They were the parents of sons Lewis T. and Philip W.[1]

References
  1. Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc. p. 217. ISBN 1571970886.
  2. "Albert Kniskern – Recipient – Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com.
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