Lyman W.V. Kennon
| Lyman Walter Vere Kennon | |
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Brig. Gen. Lyman W.V. Kennon at Camp Grant, Illinois -- 1917
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| Born |
September 2, 1858 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | September 9, 1918 (aged 60) New York City, New York |
| 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 | 1881–1918 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held | Company E, 6th U.S. Infantry, Camp Greene, 86th Infantry Division, 161st Depot Brigade, 171st Infantry Brigade |
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Lyman Walter Vere Kennon (September 2, 1858 – September 9, 1918) was a career United States military officer in active service from 1881 to 1918, attaining the rank of brigadier general. During the Spanish–American War Kennon was in command of Company "E" 6th Infantry Regiment and was cited for bravery at San Juan Hill. He was most recognized for his 1903–1905 work with the Corps of Engineers to lead the building of the Benguet Road, a mountain highway in the Philippines linking Rosario, La Union and the lowland areas to Baguio City. During World War I, he commanded the military training facility at Camp Greene, North Carolina; the 171st Infantry, Brigade, Camp Grant, Illinois, and then the 86th Division, Camp Grant, Illinois.
Lyman Kennon was born 2 September 1858 in Providence, Rhode Island to Charles Henry Kennon and Adelaide (Hall) Kennon. He grew up in New York City when his mother was remarried to George G. Lambertson after his father, a Quartermaster Sergeant in Company D of the Rhode Island 2nd Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War died 23 May 1863 at Brashear City, Louisiana. Lyman Kennon was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on 14 June 1876 but graduated with the Class of 1881 after being suspended for one year for hazing. In 1883, he married Anne Beecher Rice (1864–1945) of Hartford, Connecticut as he was beginning his military career. Later in his career, he attended the United States Army War College for graduate studies, graduating in 1910.
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