Harry Dwight Chamberlin (1887 - 1944)

Born 19 May 1887 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sally (Garlington) Chamberlin — married 24 Jul 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 29 Sep 1944 at age 57 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

Brigadier General Harry Chamberlin served in the United States Army in World War I
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Harry was born in 1887.^[1]

He graduated from West Point in 1910. It was during his schooling there that he learned to ride horses. Harry quickly became a skilled equestrian.

He married Sally Garlington in 1912.^[2]

Equestrian Career

Following his service overseas during World War I, he received further equestrian training with the military. Harry was assigned to Fort Riley's Horsemanship Department and then sent to Europe to train for two years, the first year at the French Cavalry School in Saumur, and the second at the Italian Cavalry School in Tor di Quinto.

He competed at the 1920 Olympic Games; he served as captain of the US team in eventing and jumping at the 1928 Olympic Games; at the 1932 Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in an equestrian team event and the silver medal in individual showjumping.

He was inducted into the US Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1990.

Military Career

He commanded the 2nd Cavalry Regiment from 1939 to 1941, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade from 1941 to 1942. He eventually served as commander of Fort Ord from 1943 until his death.

He passed away in 1944.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9Y1-JXZM : 13 February 2020), Harry D. Chamberlain, 1887.
2. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7B1-BBH : 11 January 2020), Harry Dwight Chamberlin, 1912.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQZ-WM7 : 26 November 2014), Harry D Chamberlin, 29 Sep 1944; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWK-8SN : accessed 24 May 2021), Harry D Chamberlin in household of Dwight Chamberlin, Elgin Township Elgin city Ward 1, Kane, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 1B, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,311.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKD2-GD4 : accessed 24 May 2021), Harry D Chamberlain in household of Dwight A Chamberlain, Elgin Ward 1, Kane, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 8B, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 297; FHL microfilm 1,374,310.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF68-KPJ : 1 February 2021), Harry D Chamberlin, 1920.

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-TX6W : 16 March 2018), Harry Dwight Chamberlin, 1922; citing Passport Application, Kansas, United States, source certificate #197249, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2042, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZN-87CK : 17 October 2019), Harry Dwight Chamberlin, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chamberlin