Merritte Weber Ireland (1867 - 1952)

Born 31 May 1867 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Liggett) Ireland — married 8 Nov 1893 (to 8 Nov 1893) in Columbia City, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1952 at age 85 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Captain Merritte Ireland served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: April 1898
Unit(s): Army Medical Corps-Surgeon
Service Ended: August 1898

Major General Merritte Ireland served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: April 6, 1917
Unit(s): American Expeditionary Force
Service ended: November 11, 1918

MG Merritte Ireland from the Marine Corps was the Chief Surgeon of the American Expeditionary Forces. He had been commissioned as a surgeon into the Medical Corps in 1903. General Pershing chose Lieutenant Colonel Ireland as his Chief Surgeon. Ireland went on to become Surgeon General after William Gorgas, who served in that capacity throughout World War I. Other key positions Ireland held were as 13th President, American College of Surgeons (ACS) and then as United States Surgeon General from 1918 to 1931.

Merritte Ireland is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Grave 3102, Section 4. His wife, Elizabeth Liggett Ireland (1867–1961) is buried there, too; her grave description is Sec: 4, Site: 3102LH.

Sources

https://www.facs.org/about-acs/archives/pasthighlights/irelandhighlight

http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/album8.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritte_W._Ireland

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43661518/merritte-weber-ireland

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M5FK-TL6