Clement Flagler
| Clement Alexander Finley Flagler | |
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Flagler as a division commander in World War I
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| Nickname(s) | Sioux |
| Born |
August 17, 1867 Augusta, Georgia |
| Died |
May 7, 1922 (aged 54) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1889–1922 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
7th Engineer Regiment 5th Infantry Division Artillery III Corps Artillery 42nd (Rainbow) Infantry Division United States Army Engineer School |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Awards |
Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre |
| Relations | Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler (1835–1899) (father) Brigadier General Clement Alexander Finley (maternal grandfather) |
Clement Alexander Finley Flagler (August 17, 1867 – May 7, 1922) was a United States Army Major General who was noteworthy as regimental, brigade and division commander in World War I.
He was born Clement Alexander Finley Flagler in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler, for whom Fort Flagler, Washington was named.
The younger Flagler was named for his maternal grandfather, Army Surgeon General Clement Alexander Finley. Known as Clement Flagler, Clement A.F. Flagler, and C.A.F Flagler, he grew up in Iowa while his father commanded the Rock Island Arsenal.
In 1885 he received a bachelor of science degree from Griswold College, afterwards accepting appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1889.
While at West Point Flagler was nicknamed "Sioux" as a testament to his dark eyes, hair and complexion, his having been raised in Iowa, and his self-professed Native American heritage, and his classmates used it with him for the rest of his life.
Assigned as an Engineer officer, Flagler served as instructor in civil and military engineering at West Point, and as engineer officer at Chickamauga, Georgia.
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