MAJOR GENERAL BREWSTER RETIRES AFTER 'NOTEWORTHY' 40 YEAR MILITARY CAREER
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On December 15, 1925, The Evening Star reports "high commendations for a long period of Army service...have been extended to Major General Andre W. Brewster*, who retired from the service Wednesday.
Secretary of War Dwight W. Davis wrote...
"(I) wish to express...the department's appreciation of a most noteworthy military career of more than forty years. You have participated in every...campaign that has occurred since...1885. Your service in peace has shown the same merit as in war."
*Andre Walker Brewster (1862-1942) was born in Hoboken, New Jersey & graduated from Army War College, 1907. AWB served (1885-1925) in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, Boxer Rebellion & WWI. He received the Medal of Honor for service in the Boxer Rebellion.
SOURCE
"Gen. Brewster, Veteran of Many Battles, Is Given High Praise As He Retires," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 15, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
