Guy Stevens Norvell – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Guy Stevens Norvell

  • Born in Texas May 15, 1876
  • Died 1958
  • Second Lieutenant April 10, 1899
  • First Lieutenant February 2, 1901
  • Captain October 2, 1906
  • Major May 16, 1917
  • Lieutenant Colonel (NA) August 5, 1917
  • Colonel (NA) July 30, 1918
  • Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1920
  • Colonel July 23, 1924
  • Ret. November 30, 1936
  • Student, Army School of the Line 1909-10
  • Student, Army Staff College 1910-11
  • Student, Army War College 1919-20
  • Served with Army General Staff 1920-24

Guy Stevens Norvell of Texas

Appointed from the District of Columbia, Private and Corporal, Troop D, 4th United States Cavalry, 2 August 1898 to 27 April 1899
Second Lieutenant, Infantry, 10 April 1899
Transferred to 8th United States Cavalry, 10 May 1899
First Lieutenant, 2 February 1901

Colonel Stevens was born on 15 May 1875 and died on 8 June 1958.  He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.  His wife, Mary Aston Ovenshine Norvell (25 February 1879-13 May 1982) is buried with him.  She was born in Pennsylovania and her father was Samuel Ovenshine, Brigadier General, United States Army.

NOTE: His father, Stevens Thomas Norvell, Colonel, United States Army, is buried nearby in Arlington National Cemetery.


NORVELL, GUY STEVENS

  • COL USA
  • VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
  • DATE OF BIRTH: 05/15/1876
  • DATE OF DEATH: 06/08/1958
  • DATE OF INTERMENT: 06/11/1958
  • BURIED AT: SECTION 1  SITE 433-A RH
  • ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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