Burnham
WILLIAM POWER, an American soldier, born at Scranton, Pa., in 1860. He studied at West Point from 1877 to 1880. In 1881 he enlisted as a private in the 14th Infantry, and in 1883 he was promoted from the ranks. During the Spanish-American War he served as lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Missouri Volunteers. He served also in the Philippine insurrection in 1900 and 1902. He was appointed a major in the United States Army in 1906. In the following year he was appointed a member of the general staff, serving until 1911. He held commissions in Porto Rico and in the Canal Zone, and was appointed brigadier-general in 1917, when he was assigned to the 164th Infantry Brigade of the 82d Division of the National Army. He was appointed to be major-general in April 12, 1918.
From December, 1917, to October 5, 1918, he commanded the 82d Division.
He was American delegate to the Inter- Allied Military Commission in Greece in 1918-1919. In the latter year he was honorably discharged as major-general, becoming colonel of infantry. He received several decorations and medals from foreign countries for his service "Three Roads to a Commission in the United States Army" and several monographs on military subjects. during the World War. novel, (1795), and "The Wanderer, or Female Difficulties" (1814). Her "Diary and Letters," edited by her niece (7 vols., 1842-1846), are affected, but entertaining. She also wrote memoirs of her father (1832). She died in Bath, Jan. 6, 1840.