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Jan 01, 1871 Died on 08 Jun 1925 (aged 54)
American military officer, 1871-1925
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About William Chamberlaine
- William Chamberlaine (March 1, 1871 – June 8, 1925) was a career officer in the United States Army.
- A graduate of the United States Military Academy and a veteran of the Spanish–American War, Chamberlaine was most notable for his service as a brigadier general in charge of artillery units during World War I. After graduating from West Point, Chamberlaine specialized in coastal and harbor defenses through the use of Coast Artillery.
- During the Spanish–American War, he commanded a battery which defended the port of Mobile, Alabama.
- Chamberlaine's later assignments included military attaché in Japan, command of posts which defended Boston Harbor, and command of the Coast Artillery School. Chamberlaine served as commander of two artillery brigades during World War I, including the Battle of Belleau Wood.
- He subsequently commanded the American Expeditionary Force's Railway Artillery Reserve, including combat during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. After the war, Chamberlaine served as chief of staff for the Hawaiian Department before retiring in 1923.
- He died in a Paris traffic accident in 1925, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
