Edward Sigerfoos
(1868-1918)
United States Army general
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Brigadier General Edward Sigerfoos (December 14, 1868 – October 7, 1918) was a senior United States Army officer. From 1891 to 1918, his military service included a number of assignments in the continental United States, Cuba, the Philippines, China, and France. He saw active service in the Philippine–American War and World War I. While in France in 1918, he was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson for promotion to brigadier general. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, he was wounded mortally and died shortly before the United States Senate confirmed his nomination. He was promoted posthumously and was the only American general to have been killed in combat during the war.
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14 December 1868 Potsdam, Ohio, United States
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| Died |
7 October 1918 (aged 49) Montblainville, France
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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