John Loomis Chamberlain

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John Loomis Chamberlain (1858-1948) was an American army officer, born in New York. He graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1880. He entered the army as a second-lieutenant and continued in the military service until his retirement in 1921 as a major-general. He took part in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899; the fighting with the Sioux Indians 1900-1901; the struggle against the Moros of the Philippines in 1903; and World War I, inspecting the American Expeditionary Forces in France in 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptional meritorious service". He died in 1948.