Ernest R. Redmond

Ernest R. Redmond
Redmond as Captain commanding Battery E, 101st Field Artillery in World War I
Born	(1883-07-10)July 10, 1883 Salem, Massachusetts
Died	February 12, 1966(1966-02-12) (aged 82) San Francisco, California
Buried	Golden Gate National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1904-1946
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Massachusetts Army National Guard National Guard Bureau
Commands held	102nd Field Artillery Regiment Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Battles/wars	Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II
Other work	Real estate broker

Ernest R. Redmond (July 10, 1883—February 12, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served as acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Ernest Rothemel Redmond was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 10, 1883. He was educated in Salem and became a real estate agent.

Redmond enlisted in the Massachusetts National Guard in 1904, and advanced through the noncommissioned officer ranks to Sergeant Major before receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1910. A Field Artillery officer, Redmond was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911 and Captain in 1913. In 1914 Redmond was one of 1,700 National Guard members activated to take part in fighting the Great Salem Fire of 1914. In 1916 he served on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition.

At the start of World War I Redmond was commander of Battery E, 101st Field Artillery. During the war he served in France, and was promoted to Major and commander of a battalion in the 101st Field Artillery. He returned to Massachusetts in 1919.

Redmond resumed working in real estate after the war. He also continued his National Guard career, receiving promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in 1920. In 1921 was advanced to Colonel and commander of the 102nd Field Artillery Regiment.