Dickman
JOSEPH THEODORE, an American soldier, born in Dayton, O., in 1857. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1881 and was commissioned 2d lieutenant in the 3d Cavalry. He rose through the various grades, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1899. He served during the Spanish- American War and was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service in 1901. In 1906 he was appointed major of the 13th United States Cavalry, and in 1909 became inspector-general. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the cavalry in 1912, and in 1914 was promoted to be colonel. He became brigadier-general in 1917, and in the same year was appointed major-general in the National Army. In July, 1918, he was given command of the Third Division of the American Expeditionary Force, and he commanded the American Army of Occupation in Germany following the armistice.
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