Courtesy of Michael
T. Stein:
Colonel GEORGE McKNIGHT WILLIAMSON
Born in Pennsylvania July 6, 1863
Died September 11, 1924
Cadet, U.S. Military Academy 1883-87
Graduated 1887 as No. 3208
Additional Second Lieutenant, 1887
Second Lieutenant, 1887
First Lieutenant, 1895
Captain (USV), 1898
Captain (Assistant Quartermaster), 1899
Major, 1904
Lieutenant Colonel, 1911
Colonel, 1917
Served with 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1887-95
Served with 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1895-99
Served with 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1899
Depot Quartermaster, Boston, 1899-00
Commander, Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia,
1900-01
Depot Quartermaster, Depot Commissary and
in Charge of Transport Service, Honolulu, 1901-04
Assistant to Chief Quartermaster, Department
of California, July-October 1904
Assistant to Chief Quartermaster, Department
of the Lakes, 1904-05
Depot Quartermaster, Manila, 1905-06
Chief Quartermaster, Department of Mindanao,
1906-07
Assistant to Depot Quartermaster, San Francisco,
November-December 1907
In Charge Construction works for posts in
and about San Francisco, 1907-16
Deputy Quartermaster General, 1911
Temporary Depot Quartermaster, Galveston,
February-June 1913
Depot Quartermaster, Boston, 1916-18
Served with Office of The Quartermaster General,
June-July 1918
Depot Quartermaster, New York, July-September
1918
Quartermaster, Intermediate Section, France,
1918-19
Chief of Salvage Service & Deputy Chief
Quartermaster, AEF, April-June 1919
Deputy Chief Quartermaster, 3rd Army, 1919
Depot Supply Officer, Newport News, 1919-.
George McKnight Williamson of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United
States Military Academy, 1 July 1883 (35)
Appointed additional Second Lieutenant, 6th
U.S. Cavalry, 12 June 1887
Second Lieutenant, 28 September 1887
First Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 3 January
1895
Transferred to 9th U. S. Cavalry, 31 August
1899
Captain, Assistant Quartermster of U. S. Volunteers,
28 May 1898
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, United States
Army, 21 July 1899
George McKnight Williamson
Colonel, United States Army
6 July 1863 - 11 September 1924
Bessie Johnston Williamson
30 April 1863 - 15 March 1931
George McKnight Williamson, Jr.
Colonel, United States Army
7 June 1897 - 3 January 1963
Helen Harroun Williamson WIFE
23 August 1903 - 9 June 1985
Submitted By Anonymous Contributor,
December 2002
Investigation reveals that
the source is Distant Cousin Website
Posted: 22 December 2002 - Updated:
1 November 2003 Updated: 20 November 2005
