Julian Larcombe Schley

Julian Larcombe Schley
Julian Larcombe Schley
Born	(1880-02-23)February 23, 1880 Savannah, Georgia
Died	March 29, 1965(1965-03-29) (aged 85) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1903 – 1941, 1943 – 1945
Rank	Major General
Commands	Chief of Engineers
Battles / wars	World War I Western Front World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal
Other work	Governor of the Panama Canal Zone

Julian Larcombe Schley (1880–1965) was a Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army, who also served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone.

Biography

Schley was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 23, 1880. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1903 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.

Military career

He and classmate Douglas MacArthur had their first service with the 3d Battalion of Engineers in Compton (1894–95). Schley later served with engineer troops in the United States and Cuba; as an instructor at the Military Academy; as Assistant Engineer, Washington, D.C.; and as New Orleans District Engineer.

During World War I, he commanded the divisional 307th Engineers in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives and was Engineer, 5th Army Corps, during the last two weeks of the latter drive. He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service during the war.

Schley was Director of Purchase, General Staff, and a member of the War Department Claims Board in 1919 – 1920. Schley later served four-year tours as Galveston District Engineer; Engineer of Maintenance, Panama Canal; and Governor of the Canal Zone. In the latter post, he was also military advisor to the Republic of Panama. Schley was Commandant of the Army Engineer School in 1936 – 1937. He retired on September 30, 1941.

Later life

Schley was recalled to active wartime duty in 1943 as Director of Transportation, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. He died March 29, 1965 in Washington, D.C., aged 85.

References

This article contains public domain text from "Major General Julian Larcombe Schley". Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2005.

External links

• Panama Canal Authority biography