Cornelius Wendell Wickersham
| Cornelius Wendell Wickersham | |
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Cornelius Wendell Wickersham as a brigadier general
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| Born |
June 25, 1885 Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Died | January 31, 1968 (aged 82) Mineola, New York |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1915–1948 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General (Army) Major General (National Guard) Lieutenant General (Retired list) |
| Commands held | 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division 153rd Infantry Brigade, 77th Division School of Military Government 42nd Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
Pancho Villa Expedition |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit |
| Relations | George W. Wickersham (father) |
| Other work | Lawyer Governor of the Collectors Club |
Pancho Villa Expedition
World War I
Cornelius Wendell Wickersham (June 25, 1885 – January 31, 1968) was a United States army officer, a lawyer and an award-winning author of philatelic literature.
Cornelius Wendell Wickersham was born on June 25, 1885 in Greenwich, Connecticut as a son of George W. Wickersham, an American lawyer and future United States Attorney General.
In 1906 Wickersham graduated from Harvard University. In 1909 he obtained his degree from Harvard Law School. In 1914 he joined the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, law firm in New York City in which his father was a partner.
He practiced law for a sixty-year career at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft in New York City where his father worked. He ended a senior partner in that firm.
Enlisted in 1915 in the New York Cavalry and subsequently served with the 12th New York Infantry in the Mexican Border Campaign between 1916 and 1918. During World War I, Wickersham was sent to the Europe with IV Corps as Acting Assistant Chief of Staff. He distinguished himself during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, when he was participated in the preparation and execution of the IV Corps attack. For this service, Major Wickersham was awarded with the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
In Inter-war era, Wickersham commanded 306th Infantry Regiment and the 153rd Infantry Brigade, units of the 77th Division in the Organized Reserve.
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